10,318 Courses in 37 Countries Represented at World Amateur

Eighteen 10 x 14-in, oil pointings of South- ern Hills CC, Tulsa, by Joe Seibert, out. to Press Ma*well, Dallas goif course ar- chitect, went on exhibition on June I in the display window of a downtown Tulso office building. They ore to remain until after the USGA Open is completed on June 14. Here is Seibert's conception of what the tough. Par 4 12th hole looks like to a golfer playing an approach, Seibert, o geology major while at Tulso University, got interested in golf architecture while in service. He was assigned to the task of helping to replace Ft. Leonard Wood's sand greens with the grass variety and went to worn for Maxwell in 1957. 10,318 Courses in 37 Countries came as something of a surprise since it Represented at World Amateur was estimated that probably no more than 15 countries would be able to send golfers When a worldwide committee which is to tbe first championship. directing the World Amateur golf team Chen Yih of the Republic of China told championship met in Washington early delegates to the meeting that golf is just 111 May to make plans for the first tourna- getting off the ground in bis couotry and ment which will be played iti October at it probably will have to send a team of St, Andrews, Scotland, several interesting duffers. Yih, at present, is busy translating things were brought out about the world the Rules of Golf into Chinese and is run- golf situation. ning into a great deal of difficulty. Part Thirty-seven countries were represented of the translation is impossible so tbe Chi- at the meeting, A total of 10,318 courses nese version of the rule book will have to are located in the countries from which include pictures. the delegates hailed. Seven of these countries claim to have 100 or more courses: Sarazen to England Australia (1500); British Isles (1500); for Senior Playoff Canada (400); Japan (100); New Zea- land (341); South Africa (250); U. S, Norman Sutton, who won the British (5,600). Senior PGA championship in April, and Gene Sarazen, American Senior PGA If you're under the impression that golf titleholder. will play their international is utterly foreign to China, you are wrong. match at Prenton GC, Cheshire, Eng., The country bas two courscs, meaning June 25. It was originally scheduled for they are located on Formosa. The same is June 21 but was set back four days be- true of Fioland, which bas 4; Ceylon with cause Sarazen will play in the USGA 4; Egypt with 7 and Thailand with 9. Open. Sarazen won the right to meet Some countries where you'd expect more the British player by winning tbe PGA golf would be played boast of relatively Senior tournament held in Dunedin, Fla. lew courses. They are: Austria (7); Nor- in January, Wm. Teacher & Sou, Ltd, of way (8) and Portugal (7). Norway's Glasgow co-sponsored the American tour- neighbor, Sweden, has 48 courses, on the nament and also is providing Sarazen other hand. There are 15 in Denmark. $1,500 for his trip to England, Al WatTOus Eight countries represented by South won the Teacher's international match in American delegates have 185 courses 1957. while Mexico has 35. After competing in the British Open The trophy for the World Amateur will which follows the Seniors' event, Sarazen be named in honor of Pres. Eisenhower. will visit Belgium to act as a representa- Tbe 1960 championship will be played in tive of this country in the Belgian Open U. S. The team matches are planned so which will be played during the Brussels tliey won't interfere with any existing World's Fair. He is doing this at the re- matches such as the Walker Cup and the quest of the State department. Tliis is Sar- Americas Cup. azen's 36th year in professional golf. At the May meeting it was indicated that from 30 to 36 countries will have players at St. Andrews in October. This Buyers' Service t 101 .

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