Swinging Around Golf (Continued from Page 20) Owner-Builder, Dewey Davis, Has Open- Ed His Oak Grove GC, 9-Holes
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Gene Sarazen did a champion's job for U.S. foreign relations on a four-day good- will mission for the U.S. State depart- ment to Rangoon, Burma, recently . Burma's government, headed by Gen. Ne Win, has numerous officials who are golf enthusiasts and they have a pretty good course . The General himself is a good businessman golfer, Gene says . There was a reception for Gene,, given by the American ambassador and 300 attended . Gene's visit, first to Rangoon by an American golf champion, made page one of the communist-slanted Rangoon press. Sarazen, the Germantown Globe-trotter, says the new course near the Athens air- port is an excellent "layout and bound to be a tourist attraction in Greece . He SWINGING adds that Athens is the cleanest city in the world — and that includes German- town . * . When the Squire boosts he AROUND boosts all the way . Gene was in Athens for the filming of Shell's Wonderful World GOLF of Golf contest between Tony Lema and Roberto De Vincenzo . Tony and Ro- berto played for $10,000, plus all ex- News of the Golf penses . Gene says that in the old days World in Brief in exhibitions he and Walter Hagen play- ed two months to make that much. HERB GRAFFIS Bert Purvis, upstate New York pro By salesman, writes from his home office at Mattydale, N.Y., of some changes in pro jobs on liis beat: . Bed LaVergne now is at the Lyndon GG, Fayetteville, N.Y., where John Murray runs the club . John Johnson now at Lake Shore Golf FRONT COVER Genter, Rochester . A1 Frank is at There won't be any problem Higby Hills GC, New Hartford . Ken maintaining turf at Credit Is- Sager goes to Westvale GG, Camillus, land GC in Davenport this succeeding Bucky Hewitt, who is at the summer. There isn't any left to new Cavalry CC,. Manlius, N.Y Ralph maintain thanks to the rampage that the mighty Mississippi went Montoya now pro at Mohawk Valley CC, on in April. But Davenport re- Little Falls, succeeding Gene Taylor who creation officials aren't giving moved to Cedar Lake GC, Clayville . up on the course and the ad- joining playland. They hope to Clubhouse and pro shop of Antlers CC, have both rehabilitated by 1966. Ft. Johnson, N.Y., burned May 6 . Pro For the story of what happened Frank Stuhler doing big business from his to Credit Island and a course home in replacing members' lost equip- in Rock Island, III., see page 22. ment. Other switches in upstate New York pro lineup as noted by Purvis: Marty Czawakiel to Normanside CC, Delmar . Glen Young at the new Rogue's Golfdom It published monthly except Nov. and Dee. Accepted «s Controlled Circulation Pottage Paid at Rochelle. Illinois. Pleat* addrtM all advertiting. circulation & editorial corretpondence to GOLFDOM. 407 S. Dearborn St.. Chicago 60605. Roost CC, Bridgeport . Joe Swan goes to Walhalla CC, Rexford, N.Y. Mike Hattala now is pro at Lakeview GC, Cato, N.Y. Frank Merola is at Pom- pey Hills G&CC, Jamesville . Purvis believes that the general standard of pro shop appearance and service in his terri- tory is not excelled in any other area . Says it's amazing how pros have made some of the small shops look roomy and bright. John Benzel now pro at Pheasant Run Lodge, St. Charles, 111. Seven coun- try clubs in Chicago district holding Country Club tournament June 16 for Combined Jewish Appeal . Last year the seven clubs raised $21/4 million . Three members of each club who get No doubt the quality of reporting of golf tourna- ments on TV is greatly improved with Bob Toski lowest gross scores, plus their club pro, and Jimmy Demaret handling the color for the meet in a championship match . Fifth PGA National Tour, presented by Sports Network, Children's Memorial hospital pro-am to Inc. SNI made smart move in getting old pros to be played at Shoreacres (Chicago dist.) back up their regular announcers. July 5, following Western Open,, is being called the $925,000 Open . That was nine at La Fortune opened in 1964 and the hospital's deficit last year . Hun- gets heavy play . Pros call it a testing dreds of children are treated free at course . Offord Veal, LaFortune supt. Children's Memorial. is construction supt. of the new nine. Floyd Farley, Oklahoma City golf archi- Herb Davis and associates to open a tect who has classic jobs to his credit in Par 3 at Omaha that Floyd Farley de- the midcontinent, is doing three more signed . Floyd Vosler is the construction layouts for the Oklahoma State Park sys- supt. City of Lincoln,. Neb., Antelope tem: Fountainhead Lodge 18 at Lake Junior Par-3 nine for youngsters is being Eufaula, to open in July; Arrowhead built with Harold Glissman as contractor Lodge GC nine also at Lake Eufaula, to . It will open in spring 1966 . Home open Aug. 1; Fort Cobb Lake nine, to Builders' Assn. of Lincoln donated $35,000 open in the spring of 1966 . Steve clubhouse, which is completed . Lyle Lyon is contractor for Fort Cobb Lake Wehrman moves from Merced (Calif.) course . Farley is building an 18-hole G&CC, to pro post at Diablo (Calif.) CC. addition at Lake Hefner GC for City of Shambolee GC, Petersburg, 111., opened Oklahoma City which will have an auto- recently . Everett Comstock is supt. of matic water system . Lyon is the con- the course ... The Bath (N. Y.) CC has tractor here . Farley also is building purchased approximately 60 acres of land nine with automatic water system for adjoining its present property and plans Rolling Hills CC, Wichita, Kans. ... He call for future expansion from nine to 18 has designed 18 for pro-owner, Duffy holes . Alton, 111. now has four public Martin, who is building the course in courses with the recent opening of Coun- Oklahoma City's suburban Moore . try Fairways, a 9-hole, 2,856-yard- par-35 Farley recently designed nine for Ava layout . Sullivan County, N. Y., in the (Mo.) CC on which construction will start Catskill Mountains, is a haven for summer soon. tourists with 18 courses, including the new Farley's work on short courses con- 18 at the Concord Hotel. tinues with a second nine Par 3, lighted, The Brushy Mountain Recreational at LaFortune Park, Tulsa ... It will be Assn. course, west of Taylorsville, N. C., in play this fall . First lighted Par 3 was dedicated recently . The Dunes Hotel (Las Vegas,. Nev.) and CC's 24-story tower along with its 7,240-yard, par-72 course were opened in May . Touring pro for the Dunes is Gene Littler and Don Hamblin is golf director . The layout is claimed to be Nevada's largest course . Michigan Open will be played at Brookwood GC in Flint July 30-August 1. Golf Association of Michigan will hold its state amateur at Belvedere CC in Charlevoix, June 23-27 . The Associa- tion's closed amateur will be played Aug. 5-8 at Essex G & CC . The Orlando (Fla.) area Chamber of Commerce and MCLAUGHLIN Minute Maid Co. are again sponsors of the 19th annual national Pee Wee cham- Range, Miniature, pionships to be played June 29-30 at Rio Pro Shop Golf Balls Pinar CC in Orlando. Bruno L. Kearns, sports editor, Pontiac Made of finest materials, care- (Mich.) Press, compiled a two page Mich- fully supervised. Covers contain igan's Golf Capital feature, giving infor- the new DUPONT NEOPRENE mation on the 50 golf courses within an HC for maximum durability. Fin- 18-mile radius of Pontiac and stories on est URETHANE enamel used. the pros at these clubs. Kearns' job is one of those laborious and thorough perform- ances that is very helpful to golfers and clubs but rarely gets a "thank you" for the WANT TO SAVE ON guy wh> has done the work. Tyler Mac Gill is the latest addition to RANGE BALLS? the family of Mr. & Mrs. David Gill, Have your culls rebuilt the MC- course architect and his wife, St. Charles, LAUGHLIN way. Exclusive pro- 111. ... A longtime Chicago-area supt., cess gives them same durability Bill Rueck, now of Novato, Calif., is in as new range balls. Covers and Ft. Milley Veterans Hosp. in San Fran- paint the same as our new cisco, Calif. Bill is one of the charter range balls. members of the Midwest GCSA . Golf- ing married couples again competed for the Hurst Trophy at the annual tourney Range and miniature sup- played on May 30 and June 6, at Lake- plies and equipment. Send for wood CC, Dallas, Tex. catalog. Used balls bought, Wolverine Golf Club, Inc., Roseland, sold and exchanged. Mich., announced today the completion Free samples of balls of a public stock offering of 12,500 shares on request. of its common stock at a price of $10.00 **•*•• per share to Michigan residents . W. Bruce Matthews, architect, will design and supervise construction of a 6500-yard, YOU CAN PAY MORE - 18-hole, par 72 course for the club . BUT YOU CAN'T BUY BETTER! 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