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Swinging Around Golf by HERB GRAFFIS News of the Golf World in Brief Swinging around golf By HERB GRAFFIS News of the Golf World in brief ^fational Club Association Newsletter trouble . Jim said last summer again commenting on population factor of demonstrated that you've got to pay the country clubs with Farmers Home Ad- price of eternal vigilance if you want to ministration financial backing being keep your course in A-l condition . raised from towns of less than 2,500 to Manka says the fellows who were begin- 5,000 population said: "Financed by ning to think they could relax on Satur- these low interest, long term FHA loans days and Sundays found they've had to these (club) facilities may be a boon to keep close guard all through the week- the small community, but they also could end heavy play. represent a very real danger to the ex- isting private clubs in some of our In Minnesota, Gil Foster, in charge larger rural areas. These clubs, privately of Keller muny courses said the sum- financed, may be hard put to compete mer has been harshest on grass he has with newer facilities funded by their own seen in 35 years . Poa annua control tax dollars." by methods recommended in Turf Man- Club Managers Association of America agement, the USGA book Burton Musser nine Workshops this year have more than prepared, still seems the only way, and 100 over last year's record 553 atten- that's not a one-year job . Golf Asso- dance ... A month before Southern ciation of Michigan issued to each mem- Senior's GA annual championship at ber club president, course superintendent Ponte Vedra Club, Ponta Vedra Beach, and chairman a report on "severe dam- Fla., field limit of 160 was entered. age to highly refined and delicately Miserable summer for turf in many maintained areas," noting that "con- areas . Shortage of water in central tinued heavy play and golf car traffic states and east was accented by many added to the turf woes." The bulletin, clubs needing rain for newly planted signed by Frederick Adams, chairman, trees . Scattered cloudbursts and heat Charles Chapman, William Holt and brought brownpatch and dollar spot to Andrew Bertoni, concluded "All mem- courses where preventative programs bers realize that everything will soon were believed to have these diseases be normal if patience, tolerance and cool practically eliminated . Poa annua de- weather prevail. No one feels worse about parture had many courses in Midwest it than the golf course superintendent." with worst fairways and greens collars . The August course picture was es- they've had in years . Daytime spray- pecially painful as courses generally never ing was done by some superintendents looked better than when June was and they quieted the complaints of in- "bustin' out all over" this year. convenience from members by telling Maureen Orcutt, Englewood, N. J., the reasons for the urgency of the opera- and the late Pamela Barton, London, tion . Jim Manka, superintendent, In- England, elected to Ladies PGA Hall of wood CC (NY Met district), brought Fame and will be inducted at Metro- Inwood through the misery period with politan New York Golf Writers dinner only a few small areas of temporary Feb. 21 at New York . Miss Orcutt, Continued on poge 124 GRAFFIS' SWING Before you buy any sprayer Continued from page 9 on the sports staff of the N. Y. Times SEE THE BIG PERFORMER since 1937, has won 64 women's cham- pionships, including the first USGA Senior Women's title in 1962 . She was USGA women's amateur runner-up in 1927 and 1936 and on four Curtis Cup teams ... In 1937 she lost to Pam Bar- ton, 4 and 3 . Miss Barton won the USGA Women's Amateur and the Brit- ish Ladies championships in 1936 . She was a flight officer in the WAAF during World War II and was killed in a plane crash in November, 1943. The Ladies PGA Hall of Fame was founded in 1948 by Fred Corcoran . It has a room in the Augusta (Ga.) CC clubhouse. Billy Casper's acceptance of the Badix Trophy for lowest scoring in 1965, at a DURAPOWER* small luncheon at the Oak Park (111.) CC prior to the Western Open was the most You get better results from any sprayable graceful, soul-cheering talk heard from material with Durapower*. Tops for all a golf champion in years . Bill, since gun or boom applications. 14 wheel or skid his return from being with fighters in mounted models. Tank sizes 50 to 300 gal- Viet Nam and since his going for reli- lons. All have super smooth Duracyl* gion, is Exhibit A of inward peace and Pumps available in 5 or 10 GPM models outward technique . His belly diet with working pressure to 400 lbs. p.s.i. probably helped but so did the soul Write today for full specifications by re- diet . Casper was at lunch alongside turn airmail. „ , •Trademark Chick Evans who won the Open (and the Amateur) just 50 years ago . DURAPOWER Chick played the first two rounds in the ROOT-LOWELL CORPORATION Western Open . Over 90 both swel- Dir. of Root-Lowell Mfg. Co. Lowell. Michigan Dept. QD 616/TW 7-9212 tering clays but no bellyaching from our For more information circle number 200 on card Chick . This year's Western Open yield to the Evans Caddie Scholarship Fund set a new record . Tommy Mc- Specialists in Golf Course Construction Since 1924! GOLF COURSE CONSTRUCTION BY CONTRACT For further information, write or call CONSTRUCTION COMPANY GOLF COURSE BUILDERS Mailing address P.O. Box 66, St. Charles, III. • 584-0315 & 584-6641 BATAVIA, ILL. • 879-3843 DANVILLE, ILL. • 442-2411 Mahon, in commenting on association with his buddy, the late Harry Radix, said that Harry Radix introduced him to golf about 1919, when McMahon started STRIPE-FREE! out at Lincoln Park at 4 a.m. with a brassie, a mashie, a niblick, a putter and three balls for $1.05 .. Radix left an estate of $2 million, a considerable amount of which was earmarked for be- quests in golf, figure-skating, and to em- ployees at the Chicago Athletic Assn. By the ratings you hear in locker- rooms of private and fee courses all over the country the golf TV programs still are: Shell's Wonderful World of Golf, No. One . The Masters, second . The Open, third . The others are "who cares?" except when some boo-boo has a cheap golf ball on a commercial of a PGA co-sponsored tournament. MODEL 99 BROADCAST USGA gave women's golf a boost with SEEDER & SPREADER its sponsorship of the telecast of USGA Fast, accurate, stripe-free! Tapered-edge Women's National Open at Hazeltine spread—up to 10 ft. wide—eliminates stripes. Broadcasts many materials . pelleted and National GC, Minneapolis . Gallery granular fertilizers, pesticides, seed, soil condi- wasn't as good as the golf . Sandra tioners, ice melters, etc. Drawbar is adaptable Spuzich, winner, was a PE teacher from to any lawn and garden tractor. Ground driven by heavy-duty wheels with 12.5 x 4.50 pneu- Indianapolis . She went to Tommy matic tires. Write for free literature. Armour for finishing school and the There's a Cyclone for Almost Great Armour worked on her approach- Every Seeding & Spreading Job. ing until Sandra was near the scream- ing-meemies . Then her short game won her the Woman's Open. High probability that Hazeltine Na- tional GC, a design of Robert Trent THE CYCLONE SEEDER CO., INC. Jones, will be National Open site in Dept. 60 Urbana, Indiana 46990 1969 . It's Baltusrol in 1967 and Oak- For more information circle number 169 on card Hill in Rochester in 1968 . When Jack Nicklaus was griping about the USGA having the hands of a time clock Continued on next page INCREASE EARNINGS, SERVICE & SPACE WITH NEW VERTICAL BAG RACKS Your members will like the extra convenience and care. Your pro shop profits from 40% more space these racks make available. Double unit shown holds 16 bags, size 2' x 4' x 6'-3" high, gives 12" x 12" space for bags. Single unit holds 8, size 1' x 4' x 6'-3" high. Sturdy steel. Bags set solid on tapered shelves. • Wear and tear of golf bags • Provides a neat appearance is completely eliminated • Faster, easier storage • Damp bags dry faster- • Easy to install and add more no mildew as needed Patented • SEND FOR FOLDER 2000 Allen Ave. S. E. Box 287 • Canton, Ohio THE A. 6. STAFFORD CO. A C. 216 - 453-8431 For more information circle number 149 on card 1966 Improved GRAFFIS' SWING Continued from preceding page CLUBSCRUB goosing him in an annoying way because The Safest and Fastest of slow play at Olympic's Lakeside course Way to Clean Clubs during this year's Open I recalled the Takes less than 2 minutes 1956 National Open at Oak Hill when Doc Middlecoff (with the possible ex- ClubScrub cleans faster, bet- ception of Bobby Locke) slowest of all ter .. is rugged, easy to operate, trouble-free . Distributors, Manufac- golfers in the modern era was slipping turers Representatives until the USGA told him to speed it up, trade-in policy, replacement inquiries invited, ter- parts. Immediate delivery. ritones open. which he did and won . Hogan also was dragging along until officially ac- celerated after which he almost won, OAofcScW), I«/,. finishing in a tie with Julius Boros, the BOX 300, SCHENECTADY, N. Y. I2Î01 For more information circle number 102 on card fine player who wastes the least time . Boros and Hogan had 282 and Middle- coff, 281 .
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