NEWS OF THE GOLF WORLD IN BRIEF
Joseph Pezzullo, pro at Louis- Knob Hill CC, Barboursville, quissct GC, Providence, R.I,, W.Va., to be pro at Hunting- thought he recognized dubs in ton when it opens next year. pro shop robbery at Louisquis- job at National Open and Tam set last Oct. . . . Oscar Rieflin, o' Shanter tournaments . , . HERB GRAFFIS owner of a large farm in Midvale G&CC, Rochester, N. Rochester, N.Y. suburban Webster, plans Y. changes from semi-public to private 10 build 18-hole course. membership club . . , Geneva (Ala.) to Valley Forge GC (Philadelphia dist.) have a 9-hole course at resort Jim Jones controlling interest benight at reported is having built. $500,000 plus . . . New majority owners R. L. Wenkstern, Mound, Minn., opens announced there'll be no change in opera- his Lakeview 9-hole course near North tion of the new course . . , Robert Trent Arm., Minn, . . . Filippo and Penaat, San Jones restoring famous Lido course (NY Rafael, Calif,, real estate firm, considering Met dist.) which was made site of a naval building 18-hole course between Sonoma t training establishment during World War and Santa Rosa, Calif. . . . Hartley Corp. 11 . . . Emil Roth, 18 years mgr. at Wheat- plans 18-hole Desert Sands CC in Ridge- ley Hills GC (NY Wet dist.) now mgr., crest, Calif. . . , Forrest Lewis of Morley, Hempstead GC (NY Met dist.) Mich., buys Briar Hill 9-hole course at Helen Hicks, 1931 Women's Amateur Newaygo, Mich., from Win. Wuthenow. champion, now on Fred Grieve's pro staff Joe Kirkwood, jr., opens golf range, par at Glen Head CC (NY Met dist.) . . . Club 3 course and clubhouse sections of his 45 was started as Women's National Golf and acre sports center in Los Angeles . . . Tennis Club 'way back in the hopeful era Planning course for Frederick town, Mo. before the 1929 market crash . . . Nordi . , , Vic Oberhammer started in golf busi- 9 of Main Line GC, Radnor, Pa., to cease ness as a caddie at Quaker Ridge CC (NY operation this month and site will have Met dist.) 48 years ago , . . He's been a shopping center . . . Operation of south Quaker Ridge's pro for the past 17 years. 9 holes continues. X.. C. (Ace) Holshouser has leased 9-hole Building 9-hole public course, sponsored Hillcrest course at Charlotte, N.C. and aft- by Huntington (W.Va.) Chamber of Com- er improving it is operating the course . . , merce . . . Patsy Jefferson, now pro at Otter Kill CC, Newburg, N.Y. recently
Young David Eisenhower, unlike most boys who come to visit grand- FrOilt pa down on the farm, is sent out to sharpen up his golf gams rather than taught how to plow a straight furrow or slop the hogs. 0 Farm prices being what they are nowadays, that probably makes a lot of sense, David's tutor is Dick Sleiehter, Gettysburg CC pro, who Cover helps him select a club and may be slipping in a Few hints at to whot to expect when he invades Burning Tree. #
Gulfdont Is published monthly extcpt Nov. and Dr. at Rorlollr, 111. Acceptance tinder Section 34.64, P.L.&R. Authorized. formed and will have course designed and built by Bill Mitchell open in spring, 1957 . . . Creekside GC 9-hole course at Amherst, N.Y. to open this month . . . Owners are Tenuis Scbreckengost and Salvatore Turch- iM^ QASetlS iarelli. i Building of Chapel Hill (N.C.) course and clubhouse being pushed with hope
• • • of opening course in Sept. , . - Sapphire Valley CC 18-hole course designed by , George Cobb and clubhouse designed by Byron Simpson to be built by Eugene Howerdd of Augusta, Ga., owner of Sap- phire Valley Inn, Sapphire, N.C. . . . Palm Springs, Calif., may have muny 18 it city will provide (lie site and Hotel and Apsttment Assn. pays for building course and clubhouse. S John 1,. Hane now pro-mgr. Del Norte GC, Crescent City, Calif. . . , Karl Wran iik now pro at Canajoharie (N.Y.) CC . . . Jim Barnes who has been in semi-retire- ment since leaving Essex County (N.J.) CC now is with Johnny Farrell at Baltus- rol teaching on the lesson tee and in play- ing lessons, ... Jim was winner of the 1 first PGA championship in 191G. Beautiful practice green at Harrisburg Country Club, Hamsburg, Daniel J. Kencly, 49, pro at Galloping Pa. Nicholas Cassa (inset). Supt. of Ihst well-known club, says:
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ORDER NOW! Be sure you have the best, use AGRICO Country Club and AGRINITE, the 100% Natural Organic Fertilizer. See your AGRICO Deoler, or write to If your fairways, greens and fees bear any indication The American Agricultural Chemical Co., 50 of Brown Patch or other grass diseases, set now I Wb offer a complete line of excellent fungicides. Church St., New York 7, N. Y; Don't wait until your turf troubles increase — writs and give us your problem. We ran help you! AGRICO' America's Premier Golf Course Fertilizer AGRINITE' the Better, 100% Natural Organic Fertilizer Hill CC, Union County Park commission course at Kenilworth, N.J. died May 2 in the clubhouse of a heart attack ... He was an amateur champion of Union County ROYERATED before he turned pro and became an ex- cellent and busy teacher ... He was born ' top dressing in Roselle, N.J. . . . He is survived by liis widow, Mrs. Jessie Haddon Kenely, two •••a diet for daughters, three brothers and three sisters. Knoll wood CC, course that Walter Kel- heolthy ler and associates are building in .San Fer- nando Valley region of Los Angeles, wants to put on a $25,000 Open sponsored by greens movie team of Dean Martin and Jerry A diet, contrary to general opinion, Lewis after the Desert Inn "Tournament is not solely for reducing weight of Champions" next April . . . Scarsdale (N.Y.) GC has architect Diek Wilson work- or growth but rather is a regulated ing on plans for altering the course to course of feeding to gain an eliminate blind tee shots. objective. For strong, healthy Max F.lbin, Burning Tree pro and Mid- growth you must supply your Atlantic PGA pres., is quoted by Maury greens with properly prepared Fitzgerald of Washington Post and Times food. A Royer Shredder will fur- Herald as forecasting rosy tournament fu- nish such fare. Perfectly shredded ture for four graduates of Frank Emmet's and blended, trash free and junior program at Washington, D.C. . . . i aerated to a light, fluffy condition, The four lads, Lloyd Kelley, Jimmy Clark, this uniformly sized top dressing Melvin Kowe and Billy Wolfe are assist- ant pros. spreads rapidly and evenly, Beaver Brook GC with 9-hole course at retains moisture longer and quickly yields its nutrition. Hundreds of golf courses, many in your immediate location, are sup- plying a proper diet to their FOR greens with Royerated compost ... and at a big reduction in labor FALL DELIVERY costs. Up to 89% of the time After September 1, 1956 needed for manual preparation is saved with a Royer. Join the ranks * ARLINGTON of the many satisfied users ... C-1 STOIONS write for Bulletin 55-S giving » CONGRESSIONAL complete details. C-T9 STOLONS » COHANSEY C-7 STOIONS t PENNLU STOLONS
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ROUtt HO. J, CON WAt R0. CRfVI COEUft, MO. ROYER fonndiy & machine co./-i the TOPS in TURF! Rome, N. Y„ bought by the Acme Club POACEAE or , . . Course will operate on semi-private basis and will be enlarged to 18 . , . Su- burban CC, Union, N. J., now in its 60tii FESTUCOIDEAE year . . . Johnny Yocum, new pro at Caleti Hall GfcCC, WeruersviUe, Pa., took up You. don't need to know the scien- golf when be was a Seabee and was sta- tific names as long as you have a good source for ryegrasses and tioned at an Exeter, Eng., course for a rescues when you need them. De- year and a half. pend on Mock for— West Orange (N.J) Public Course, 18- QUALITY — We handle only the hole layout that was home of Mountain finest of carefully tested and dou- Hidgc CC when the course was opened in ble cleaned seed. 1913, now closed . . . Site sold for shopping VARIETY — We can supply all the center and other development . . . West best-known strains ot turfgrass, Orange now has only one other public either pure or mixed to your own course, Essex County CC West Course formula, . . . Bob Leacox resigns after 2 1/2 years DELIVERY — Large stocks and im- as PGA schedule coordinator . . . Job ot mediate attention to orders assures setting tournament schedule will be han- you seed where you want it, when you want it. dled by Tom Crane, PGA executive sec. Winged Foot CC, Mamaroneck, N. Y., bids for 1958 National Open . . . Open was played there in 1929, the National Amateur in 1940 and the Walker Cup matches in 1949 . . . Inwood (N.Y,) CC, where 1923 National Open was played, seeks I960 Walker Cup matches . . . Jeffer- son, Ga., recreation center has a two-green,
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Several times lately we've run across doctors' statements in newspapers and magazines to the effect that growth ol golf popularity was one of the best things that could have happened to men retired Check your at 65 by business or industry . . . Doctors Dolge supply list say golf is keeping the veterans in fine physical and mental condition . . . With Weed killers life span getting longer it looks like golf is getting to be an important factor Insecticides in old age security. Mole and gopher killers Golfers who also are horse players have Golf ball cleaners wondered after whom the horse Golf Ace is named . . . John M. Br en nan, Long Rid Turf of Insects Island golf writer says Phil Weinsier, form- SOLEXTO er Fresh Meadow champion, is the man . . . For turf use—Kills Japanese beetles, chinch- Storm King GC, Cornwall, N. V., ti'l years bugs and other insects. Dilute in up to 400 old now . . , Sebby Melhizo now pro at parts of water. Eradicate Weeds on Parking Lois, Roads S.S. 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Justine St., Chicago J, Ml. Pequabuck GC, Terry ville, Conn. Frank MeMullen, now in his first year as pro-supt., Normanside CC, Albany, N. V., was private pro for the late Otto Kahn at Kahn's estate course on Long Island, from 1927 to 1935 . . . Remember when there were many private courses on mil- lionaires' estates and good jobs for pros and greenkeepers? . . . Now, offhand, 1 can't think of one of these deluxe private courses still operating ... Do you know of any? John j. O'Donnell from Se well's Point GC, Norfolk, Va,, succeeds frv Schloss as pro at Baltimore's Mt. Pleasant muny course . . . Schloss resigned to lake it easy for a year, after a heart injury . . . When pro operates the golf shop there's no 20 per tent government tax on club cleaning and storage . . . That tax applies when the club operates the shop, advises tax accountant for Buck Luce, Sands Point (N.Y.) pro. Martin Lyons back in NY Met dist. as mgr., Sands Point CC . , . Talk of building 9-hole course at Lock Berlin for golfers of Lyons, Clyde and Savannah, N. Y. . . . Wm. E. Novamv named pro-tngr. TURF INSECTS of the new muny course at Bethlehem, Pa, . . , Very few Calcuua j>ools at invitation tournaments of first class clubs this year with proven . . . USGA letter to member clubs advising CHLORDANE leads Them all—On It's Record! The Proven White Grubs, Cutworms, Ants, Chiggera, Earwigs, Chinch Bugs, PAR-TEE Automatic Tee Mole Crickets, Japanese Beetle Lar- vae, Sod Webworms (Lawn Moths) . . . Chlordane kills ail of them . . . No other and prevents mole damage. That's why you can't go wrong with Chlor- go If tee dane ... it helps keep turf green and approaches healthy, a credit to your good man- agement, all summer long. its 20 year To help give your greens and fair- record of — ways the "cared for" look, use Chlordane to kill turf insects. continuous, dependable service For 20 years — mode, sold ond serviced by PAH, Inc. 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CITY Telephone: STewarl 3-2400 that amateurs participating in Calcutta? would risk eligibility for (JSCA events was CUT SHARPENING COSTS the KO punch. with the Start building 9-hole coursc at West over Air Force Base, Holyoke, Mass., to plan 3 of Orrin E. Smith . • . John Inglis of Fair- IDEAL view CC elected to presidency of NY Met- BED KNIFE ropolitan section of PGA for 27 th con- secutive year . . . George D, McWilliams GRINDER from Hotel Buffalo to manage Oak Ilill CC, Rochester, N. Y., National Open host club. lien Lord begins his -10th year as pro at Glens Fall (NY) CC . . . Lord gets Tony ^^•g^^^ft The Model 50 Fortino, jr., for past six years pro at Tt- Ideal Bed conderoga (N.Y.) CC, as associate pro . . . Knife Grinder Herman Fiebig, owner of the Mason is fast, accurate, and inexpensive. Mow- (Mich.) CC, remodels several holes be- ers cut better, last longer when bed cause of sale of property for US highway knives are kept sharp. Tapered cup wheel route . . . Remodelling lengthens course grinds both edges of any bed knife in one set-up. Improve your turf, cut costs 9!) yards . . . Fiebig enlarges clubhouse al by grinding bed knives on the Model 50, his course . , . Lease 140 acres adjoining lap the reel in with a Simplex Lapping Navy base at Fallon, Nev,, for course. Machine. Ben White, head of the company that has spent $1 million converting the Com- THE FATE-ROOT-HEATH COMPANY monwealth CC (Boston tlist.) into the Dept. G-6, Plymouth, Ohio Boston Town and CC says high operating costs plus operating inefficiency of pri- Write today for full information. vate clubs will force many of them into
MILORGANITE HELPS ED. BERARDY GROW DEEP ROOTS AT LAKE MERCED When San Francisco golfers evaluate putting quality, | ' I 'l^gp!? Lake Merced greens rank high — always. Their true- -"^J^nPBB ness and perfect putting quality is a tribute to the jj^Bft*- skill of superintendent Ed. Berardy. MUuM^it^^^^^ Milorganite has been used in greens and tees as long .3 as Ed. can remember. His time with the club dates back to early depression years — a quarter of a pp| (HI CWBCF; JR 1 century. lKf/i'rr Ed, Berardy gives Milorganite credit for the deep, ^^^KP^I dense root systems so necessary for perfect playing surfaces. Lake Merced was among the first to adopt the heavy IL . "I duty cyclone seeder for fast, economical Milorganite 1 applications, // you have a turf problem, consult: THE SEWERAGE COMMISSION, Milwaukee 1, corporate ownership and management . . , Grand Rapids (Mich.) Herald runs a bright, informative, illustrated sports sec- tion series on West Michigan pros. It's at- tracting a lot of attention. I'BftU,, Indian Valley GC, Inc., headed by Dr. David B. Rosehill and Robert Nvberg of San Jose, to build 18-hole course at No- va to, Calif. . , . Oak Ridge CC, Farming- ton. Ut., expected to be in play by fall . . . Sid Eliason and Bill Neff are owners; mm Russ Mears is pro , . . Bill Bell designed the course . . , International Business Ma- [For A» &&L chines Corp., building new $12 million OlFWj i Mokes Q* plant at Owego, N.Y., will have golf course ;ctEA*r among other recreation facilities. [Gol» Bo« Deaths of youngsters hit by balls and 1 Woshe" by clubs at courses and ranges this spring threatens a sorry record year of fatalities unless pros and others in charge can pro- Write for free sample of "Bcrll-Brite" and copy of tect the kids with close supervision and tace — safety instruction that stays with the young- sters , , . Many thousands of new golfers (of almost all ages) this year increase the danger factor by their ignorance or care- lessness . . . Pros have to teach safety more than ever before . . . And more than ever before see that safety laws are continuously STANDARD MANUFACTURING CO. enforced. BOX G, CEDAR FAILS, IOWA
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When dues are kept low the hat is Extra Profit passed or assessments are made for special work such as $4 per member fertilizer as- LIKE sessment recently made at Chicora CC, Dunn, N. C. WALKING Gene Masher made supervising pro at Toy Town Tavern course in WinchendoB, ON Mass., and Coo nam esse t course at North PILLOWS! Falmouth, Mass., by the Treadway Inn Corp., owner of both courses . , . Howard Pearson from North Adams (Mass.) CC to be resident pro at Toy Town . . . Mosher making his headquarters at Coonamessct, Bethlehem, Pa., new muny 18 officially opened . . . Bill Novatne is mgr.-pro . . . Henry Bartholomew is supt . . . John G. Soltis is head of Parks dept. which operates the course . . . Colonial CC, Harrisbnrg, Pa., expects to move to its new course in July . , . Colonial's old course was sold for $275,000 and will be home sites . . . New course and clubhouse planned for $350,000 budget but will show .fSOO.OOO investment. 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States RELAX OH / SIT-N-REST ) COMFORTABLE GOLF BAG CO. Rubber iEAI • 2410 W. Clybourn /Milwaukee 3. Wisconsin Swinging Around Golf (Continued from page 28) FOR COMFORT in ACTION lord club opens new clubhouse and pro shop . . . Don Paul, mgr., Old York Road ... Tee Off with CC (Philadelphia dist.) resigns to go to St. Petersburg, Fla., lor "reasons of family health" . . . Paul succeeded Jerry Russell as SQUIRE SLACKS 1st vp of the Philadelphia (tub Managers Assn. when Russell resigned that job and as mgr. of Brookside CC, to become part own- er and mgr.. Biltmorc, Inn, F.dina, Minn. . , . Steve Grady, Brookside pro, coaches Mill school varsity and jr golf squads and has been developing many quite competent kid ] (layers among the 75 to 80 Hill school lads who play Brookside . . . Brookside planning $241,000 improvement campaign including 9 additional holes, new locker- room for women and new pro shop. Midwest Assn. of Golf Course Supts. held their annual spring dinner and dance May 5 at River Forest (111.) GC with large and merry attendance and veterans dancing just as lively as when they were young in course maintenance profession . . . Ward Cornwell, GCSA national pres., and his wife, were guests . . . Old Elm, rich men- only of Chicago district has new watering system engineered by C, E. "Scottv" Stew- art and installed under supervision ot Scotty, Ray Diclier. and Elmer and A1 Bertucci of Old Elm . . . Didter put in two lakes as storage against water shortage which has plagued Chicago district courses in previous years . . . Certainly no water shortage on Chicago district courses this spring . . . Rain has been brutal to pro business in cutting down play . . . Ball sales suffered most . . . Club sales pretty good. Rain got so frequent that many began playing ill the rain and enjoying it . . Rain garments, rubber spiked shoes, non- slip grips provided comfort and exercise.
Bob Williams, supt., Beverly CC, Chi- cago, III,, now has Ted Woehrle as asst. Ted is son of supt. at Highland CC, Kan- kakee, IU . , . He attended Purdue two years and served as Army It. . . . Williams was guest speaker on subject of "Business The "PAR GOLFER" Model, Dacron-Linair Practices and Maintenance" at Cleveland with adjustable half-belt is currently rated as dist. GCSA meeting at Elyria (O.) CC . . . tbe finest and Fas lei L selling Golf Slack coast to Stan Graves and Mel McLaren, Cleveland coasil 19 unusual shades at ¥12.9.^: perfecL fit dist. officials, to be guests of Midwest GCSA and tailoring. Also companion "PAR WALK- at June meeting at Ravisloe CC. ER" Men's Bermuda Shorts at $10.7") and "LADY PAR" Bermuda Shorts at $9.50. We Win, Diddle architect of new 9 for also feature large selection of dress slacks. Meadowbrook CC, Dayton, O., which will For free Cotnlogue ond samples write to: open in spring, 1957 and give Meadow- brook 18 boles . . . New York Met dist^ clubs beginning to go strong for silica1 SQUIRE SLACKS' sands in traps. Make More Profit k NEW 1956 VICTOR . Electri-Car Because. •• • Costs less to operate The only full-size electric golf car • Requires little upkeep with direct drive—no chain to lubri- cate, no belt to adjust, Victor-built • Built rugged to fast dyna-power motor and powerful • More people prefer it battery plant promise mure than 36 holes on most courses. • Easiest an the fairways See your dealer or write Victor for details of deferred-purchase or lease-rental plans. Excellent direct factory dealerships available. Victor Adding Machine Co. Electri-Car Division 3900 No. Rockwall • Chicago IS, III.
• Richard S. Lord, lor past 12 years, supt., cides and herbicides and a Gadget Show West wood CC, Williamsville, N. Y., diet! of homemade equipment for odd jobs in recently . . . He was in golf maintenance maintenance will feature the program . . . " work more than a quarter century and Central Plains Turfgrass Foundation booth was very highly regarded by his colleagues at Mcpherson, Ks., Home Show was center in golf course work, by others in golf bus- tif homeowners' interest . . , Bob Jones has iness and by dub members as a cheering been elected an honorary member of the "and helpful friend and an authority in his Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. An- field . . . He is survived by his widow, Mrs. drews- Nellie Lord of Middleport, 8. Y. Clarence Clark returns to a club job as H, H. "Babe" Moore resigns as pro at pro-mgr. at Lyons (Ks.) CC . . . Clarence iillinor Village GC, Ormond Beach, Fla. went from Carey Park GC, Hutchinson, , . . White Mountain GC, Arizona new Ks., after 10 years as its pro-mgr. to operate summer resort course in mountains, to O'Brien's Golf Center in Wichita last year -open in July . . . Milt Coggins, pro at En- . . . Back in the 1930s Clarence was one of canto GC, Phoenix, getting the White the top tournament pros and quit that work to teach . . . Miller High Life $35,000 -Mountain golf operation organized . . . Open to be played at Tripoli CC, Milwau- Illinois Women's Golf Assn. to hold its kee, Aug. lfi-l!) and Supt. Frank Maurina -15th annual IWGA Victory tournament says the course will be in the same perfect with $1 entry fee for 18-hole competition shape it's in now. among women players at any club in Illi- nois. before Sept. 15 . . . last year the Don W. [ones, sports editor o( I'rentice- -IWGA event raised $f>72<> at 87 clubs . . . Hall, Inc., 70 5th ave., New York 11, de- Money goes to Cancer society, Evans caddie vised a clever booklet for keeping a per- -Stholarshipi, Swing Club activities for serv- sonal golf record and round analysis chart icemen and veterans and beds for polio pa- for bookstores to give away with each copy tients. of Tips from the l op, a Prentice-Hall book. (puxth annual Central Plains Turfgrass Pat Mahonev from Lake Merced (Calif.) G&CC to Palo Alto (Calif.) new muny course Field Day at Topeka, Ks„ June 11 . Main themes will be fungicides, insecti- (Continued on page 93) LAWN MOWER STATIONARY BLADES
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Fete Burke, PGA Senior champion to fly Swinging Around Golf to London June 20 and will play tor Teacher's (Continued from page 77) international senior pro trophy against a Bri- as pro . . . I .111 \ Leonard, sports editor, Rich- tish Senior pro to he selected by British golf mond (Va.) News-Leader told Mid-Atlantic writers . . . Match will be played July 1 . . . Assn. of Golf Course Supts. that sports pages Warren Sumner, Teacher's tournament director, could find a lot more news from course supts. and Tex liomba, vp of Schieffelin & Co. dis- when courses arc in fine condition because the tributor of Wm. Teacher & Sons, co-sponsors of supts. sure are news when weather's against the PGA Senior tournament, have Pete train- them and courses are in bad shape. ing and practicing like a kid. Charley Thompson, publicity director for Harry Pressler, after 29 years as pro at the Palm Beach Co., sent out the best picture San Gabriel (Calif.) CC, goes to Ojai (Calif.) publicity kit we've ever seen on any lourna- CC as pro . . . Bretidcnwood GC, 9-hole In- wnient along with ihc rest of his material for dianapolis semi-public course shut down for the 15th Palm Beach Round Robin at Wykagyl some years, reconditioned and recently opened CC, New Rochclle, N. Y„ June ti-10 . . . Snead by Bill Niehaus . . . Julius Boras plays three is the only fellow who's played in all of the exhibitions in Germany, May 25, 27 and 31 previous 14 Palru Beadi events and he's won for George S. May Co. , . . Mis. Philip Cudone four of them—the first, in 1938, and those of o£ U. S. Curtis Cup team is daughter o£ a phy- 1952, 1954, and 1955, sical education instructor who was a golf pro Dave Lilly, Toro Mfg. Co. president, told in summers . . . Pop started her with a 7-iron Minnesota PGA at its spring meeting the pro then had her taking lessons from the late Tom is in a highly important position to sell the Boyd and Tom steered her to Danny Williams, advantages of Minnesota to businessmen visit- then at Crestmont (N. ].) CC. ing the state, to the caddies and to other young John Sproul, U. S. Rubber golf ball sales men . . . Lilly said Minnesota is losing 10,000 mgr., says that a good golf shot generally has young men a year to other states . . . Bill and the dub travelling 110 miles per hour at con- Dave Gordon building 9 for Saucon Valley tact and a good ball when it springs away from CC, Bethlehem, Pa., giving club 42 holes. the clubhead is going at 170 miles per hour.
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