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Too bad about Tommy I it architecture, Southern Bolt , . . He proved that when Hills proved itself to he one he stopped crying and played of the best three or four golf he was a champion . . . courses on which the 58 Na- After lie had showed adult tional Opens have been play- judgment during the Open ed ... In condition of greens, ana hacked away Irom some fairways and tees, no National situations that might have in- Open Course lias been better cited him to explosions, we than Southern Hills . . . The thuogilt lie had grown up . . . Bermuda rough of Southern Then came his outbursts at Hills, even after it was cut shorter following the an- LaGuardia airport, Piping Hvrb Grefill Rock and Pine Hollow's Pepsi- guished cries of fellows who Boys' Club. aspired to the high and mighty title o( \Vc like Tommy . . . On various oc- National Open champion, offered more casions we have tried to bail him out oi a sholmaking problem than bluegrass or bent rough . . . Maybe it was too tough when golf writers, who are usually con- for a champion to play ... If so. that's siderate, look a dim view of Bolt's be- downgrading a champion. havior . . . But perhaps that wasn't the kind limit: to do for Tommy ... He may The bent greens were a trifle longer be happier back nt his trade as a car- than National Open greens usually are pettier where lie can throw his hammer and were lightly sprayed to keep them in and walk off tbe joli snarling if he hits top shape in the terrific heat . . . Supt. a nail crooked . . . There's no law com- John Price mid hs staff had the help of pelling him to ptay tournament golf if it Boh Dunning in watching condition of makes his ulcers stjuirl like a grapefruit the greens so they could be preserved and clouds his sunny disposition. despite the 100 degree temperature and While we are getting through with this high humidity. distressing subject, lets say in justice lo There were the usual cries about the Bolt that he is not the only one who has greens not holding and a few new whines taken oul ol golf more than he has put about spike marks hut still no audible into it and has heen somewhat negligent recognition of the fact that the most seri- about recognizing an obligation of grati- ous marring of greens is around the cups tude. where players denl the putting surface by Good luck. Tommy , , . Sorry that the using their putters as crutches when bend- golf career hasn't made you happy . . , ing over to pick halls out of the cups. The failure has been disappointing to Cups at some holes for the first day's us ,too, for we thought you were going play (which happened to be in a high to be one of the greatest. wind) were placed without much attcn-
One of the more popular pro tournaments ployed in the Midwest is the Milwaukee Open which will be played this year at Tripoli CC in FRONT the Wisconsin metropolis, Aug, 7-10. The front cover shows a part of the large delegation of golf fans who attended the tournament in 1957. Ken VentuH won last year's event with a 267, which was two COVER strokes higher thon the winning totals compiled by Cary Middlecoff in 1955 and Ed Furgol in 1956,
Golfdom It published monthly except Nov and Dec, at Rochelle, III Acceptance under Section 34.64. P L & R Authorized pleua address all advertising k editor!*! rorretpondencc tn GOLFDOM. 407 $ Dearborn St . Chicago lion paid to the references John P. Eng- lish, USCA Asst. Executive Director, made regarding placement of holes in his 7&7&PS USCA Journal article, "Preparing the course for a Competition." • . . On Fri- day and Saturday the cup placements were not tricky. // Announcement at Tulsa that the 1960 National Open would be at Cherry Hiils niliMHniti mliMlir -f" Club, Denver, where the 1938 event was won by Ralph Culdahl, brought some memories of tough cup placements . . . ARLINGTON c-i si0i0n5 Culdahl was one of the finest putters who CONGRESSIONAL c-i9 stolen, ever played ... At Cherry Hills he went for the greens instead of playing For the pins and holed a lot of long ones. COHANSEY c-7s.0ion, Freddie McLeod was at Southern llills FOR FALL with one of his members from Columbia, ALBERT LINKOGEL DELIVERY CC . . . Freddie was National Open win- )0 Years' Experience on ner 50 years ago at Myopia with 82, 82, Afhr 81, 77. . . He tied with Willie Smith and Turf Maintenance September 1, Prices on Request 1958 beat Willie, 77 to 83 in the playoff . , . Freddie then was pro at Midlothian in the Chicago district and Willie was pro al Mexico City . , . Also in that field at Myo- pia were Jock Hutchison, Mike Brady, Ijertie Way, Walter Fovargue and Otto Hackbarth . . , Maybe some others who ROUTE 3. CONWAY DOAD. CREVE COEUR. MO. took part in that Open are still playing.
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Joe Konwinski Gives Private Club Turf Quality to the Public " Tutfwiw, nothing iv mart Mibjcrl to player injury than a public fee golf coune, especially where got! is plaved thr year around a* at the ljke Worth Municipal. It is a trihnte to superintendent* like |rx- Konwitiski (hat any grass growi under tilth an crdcal. Vel, his greens arc private tltth (jualitv throughout. Joe's icrrct ii shifting men tn meet management practices when (hey are needed. One of Jor's favorite main- tenance tools in Mil ORGANITE — several ions eath year are used at Lake Worth, Florida. If you hove a turf problem, consult; Turf Service Bureau THE SEWERAGE COMMISSION, Milwaukee 1, Wis. the USGA laid him off as an amateur be- cause he was working as a Spalding CUT LABOR COSTS salesman — a job he'd bad for years while wit* he'd been playing in the Amateur . . , George is vp of Golfcraft ... He doesn't dare brag in ads "1 won by playing nice fresh Classhaft clubs," but you can be sure he didn't play around at Apawomis and Tulsa with croquet mallets . . . These VALVES Dawson brats are going to teach old men Lobor com reduced to to quit picking on them in senior tourna- a minimum, Eaiy to hoodie, ments. self-etosfng, grit-proof Quick- Johnny is 55 and George will be 57 Coupling velvet provide fast turf watering with ho*e Of tprinfcler. in August . . . Johnny came very near Out of tight for beauty ond mow- winning the National Amateur in 1947 er protection. when Skee Ricgel beat him 2 and 1 in the final at Pebble Beach ... In 1949, iu the Amateur at Oak Hill. Rochester, Charley Coe defeated Johnny on the TURF KING SPRINKLERS 21st hole of a quarter-final match and Positive low ton penetra- went oil to win the championship. tion. T^rt King sprinklers provide maximum efficient Union City. Pa., citizens stumping for coverage aver large turf community golf and recreation center . . . areos Dependable rotation, Walter Heed Army Medical Center plan- hearings are sand-proof. ning to build Par 3 in its Forest Glen sec- tion, Montgomery county, Md. . . . Con- struction will start in August , . , Tyrone, MA*urAtm Kiia co., INC. Pa. C of C pushing plans for community 1«11 KotkUoM Hat. f. 0. to. 1]] lam, I, Calif. golf and recreation center . , . Medina.
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14 C.otfitom N. V. citizens also are doing the same . . , In planning or construction stages are the CSOVI cuul AteaAfyfollowin g country club real estate devel- opments: Ocean Cit\ (Md,) Golf and Yacht Club . . . Beaver Creek CC. Hagers- gAfl-wtk fwc town, Md. . . . Fairview C & CC, Lebanon, I'a. . . . Willow Oaks CC, Richmond, Va. 57th Western Amateur to be played Aug. 10-16 at Waverly CC, Portland, Ore. uueef AGRICO , . . Charles K. Lewis, pro at BHstow, Okla., retired Jnne 1 because nf ill health . . , He was a pro for 50 years and got his first golf job in 1902 in Fngland . . , llis first teaching job was at tbe Royal Wim- bledon and when he came to this country his first job was as a golf equipment dem- onstrator . . , Iu 1914, he got back to his first love, serving as pro al Lake Placid, N. Y. , . . Later he went to Grosse Point
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The pro winner will carry away $2,000, the runnernp. $1,500. and third place man, $1,000, May at Oak Hills, San Antonio, was busiest month the club ever had . . . The reason: more members doing more things at the club . , , Ataseocita CC, Houston, If your fairways, greeni end tees bear any indication planning construction of second IS . . . of Brown Patch or othec gran diseases, act new I Only two years old. the cluh has 3,000 We offer e complete line of excellent fungicides. nembers . , . Ross Hardwicke, until re- Don't wait until your turf troubles increase — write cently assistant to bis brother, j, C., al end give us your problem. We can help you! Lakeside CC, Houston, has taken head pro's post at Neva, Tenn. . . , Riee In- stitute, Houston, to start construction this summer on Par 3 adjacent to tbe school's g>*m. Paid Vovkiu moves from Olympia Fields CC to take over supt. job at Calumet CC. 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SEND FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION OR DEMONSTRATION, ATWATER - STRONG CO ATWATER, OHIO Phone 7-2344 !WC t* Swinging Around Golf troupers ... No howling and mighty well behaved . . , The young pros' wives do (Continued from page 58) marvcloitsly well with their infants . . . were among midcontinent supts. who took Youngest star of the pros' baby show al » dity off ami drove hundreds of mites Southern Hills was the (}-mnnths-old girl to look at Southern Hills and the Open of the Moe Springers . . . The pretty . , , Sherwood Moore, supt,, Tom Farley, maiden is a flirt , , , Smiles at all the boys mgr., Claude Harmon, pro, and Chmn. ... Pop most . . , Mrs. Henry Ransom had Jim Hand from Winged Foot where 1959 a newspaper clipping showing how won- National Open will he played studied derful these tournament circuit children Southern Hill's handling of the Open. continue to be when they get older . . . John Price. Southern Hills, supt. did The newspaper picture and story was ol quite a job getting rid of poa annua in Marcia Ransom, 17, Bryan, Tex, . . . She fairways . , . He dragged Ihe fairways was chosen "Sweetheart" of the Future with a Scotch harrow, going over them Partners of America. ihree times and each time followed up "Your Caddie, Sir," Western Goll Assn's by mowing close . . . John was in bed by new training film, getting enthusiastic 11:30 each night and up by 4;30 during play , . . 53 Evans scholars get June de- (be Open and for about a week prior . . . grees at 15 colleges . . . Seven others were Price gives a lot ot pros high credit fur being considerate of course condition antl graduated last February . . . Bermuda suggests that the fellows who arc real Duties CC, Palm Springs, Calif., designed gentlemen sportsmen ill their attention to by William F. Bell, pushing ahead with lhe greens should he shown bow to re- construction , , , Three other courses de- pair hall marks . . , There's quite a dif- signed by Bell were Opened recently . . , ference in the repairing treatment on They include the second 9 of Bonita CC, hent antl Bermuda grass. near San Diego; second 9 of Overland Baby show at the Open . . . That's Park municipal course in Denver; and the usual wherever there are young pros and 18-hole Hidden Valley CC in Reno. their wives . . , These babies are great tUetietctC GOLF COURSE EQUIPMENT /In PAR AID E^^^/Cr PAR AID! JS AND SK HOLE CUTTER OR GOIF BALL WASHERS TURF MENDER AND ACCESSORIES TEE HAND towns CUPS CUR SETTER PRACTICE PLASTIC GREENS MARKER TEE MARKER For detailed information wit cola, Fla., announces plans for 18-hole Turnesa brothers, Tony Manero and course in conjunction with large resort Johnny Farrell . . . All were caddies at residential development . . . Hank La Fairview . . , John still favors the young- Hue, Florida land developer, will build sters . . . lie holds free and reKnlar clin- 18-hole private club as part of real estate ics for members' kids throughout the complex at Leesburg, Fla. . . . Chic sear. Adams to handle course design and that At a recent Hole-ill-One tournament at of the subdivision lot planning . . . How- a meeting of the West Texas GCSA, Supt. ey-in-the-Hills, semi private Florida club H. T. Boyd. Hillcrest CC. Lubbock, Tex., soon to have second ft in play. came within 29 ins. of sinking his tee Three Par-3s being planned for I'en- shot . . . Texas A & M College gets $28,- saeola . . . News-Palladium, Benton Har- 000 grant from a chemical company for bor, Mich., gives local Berrien Hills CC t x peri me lit a I work with giblterellic acid practically one-page in telling what will . . , Expect at least 150 entries in Glen- go on at club this season . . Family par- eagles -Chicago Open which will be played ticipation stressed in articles and photos July 31-Aug. 3 at Gleneaffles CC, Lemont. . . . Pro Ned Jamieson had part in get- Ill, , . . Qualifying round to reduce field ting the publicity for his club ... in ob- to its final size will be played July 28. servance of its 60th birthday, Wykagyl At Oak Hills CC in San Antonio they're CC. New Hochelte, N. Y„ is planning talking about a player who hit a tee shot what is described as "a most splendifer- on No, 1 only to have it strike a tree and ous" party ... It will be held Aug. 16. bounce back on the tee at his feet . . . Howard Everftt of Atlantic City, who Then he did it again on No. 18 . . . which won 52nd Mid Atlantic Coif Assn. cham- is quite a trick to repeat . . . Wendell pionship in June, added this crown to the (N. C.) GC. a do-it-yourself 9-hole pro- Philadelphia Dist titles he won in '56 and ject, expected to be in play on Oct. I , , . '57 . , . John Inglis, pro at Fairview CC, Norwalk, Conn, publishes master plan for Flmsford. N. Y. for 50 years, who is be- park and recreation facilities that will in- ing honored by his club this month with clude golf courses ... It is 20 pages long. a "day," discovered and taught the five Play at Red Top Par 3 in New Oxford. fur Tn (if Protect* Yimt (Jrl/it Thr Full Du^ Len^f* Regular e SELL PAR TUBES • Plastic No matter which tube you buy, you can be assured you will be handling Ihe best • The Regular Is tough, moistureproof and prov- en • The Plastic is tough, non-brittle with rolled edge • Both will give full length protection lo clubs and grips • Will fit any bag • Allows full unrestricted use of each club in individual com- partment type bags • Regulars packed 42 and 144 per carton — Plastic 42 per carton. Confacf Yovr toco* 139 S. Albany Avt. Distributor or PAR TUBE CHICAGO \2, ILLINOIS Pa., owned and operated hy W. Cyril 1958 . . . Will be played July 22-26 at Smith has tripled io second year of opera- University of Iowa course. tion . . . Fees are $1 for 18 holes and Mortie Dutra now is teaching on the 57.50 for 10 rounds , . . Outdoor CC, staff of George Lake at Recreation Park York. Pa., building 18-hole course and course. Long Beach, Calif. . . . Mortie is clubhouse . , , Old 9 has been sold to one of the game's top-rated instnictors York Junior College for building expan- . . . When Lake got Mortie he again sion program . . . Membership goal for showed that the well-run municipal new club is 550. courses arc providing personnel and fa- The 220-acre Jeffries estate in Rich- cilities that are up to the standard of mond, Va. being converted lo country cluh many excellent private clubs, . . . Estate lias two beautiful mansions, Denver's Overland innny course re- swimming pool and formal gardens . . . cently enlarged from 9 to 18 . , . Pro Bob It will be known as Meadowbrook CC Vehipek says play is tremendous on the , . . Course designed by Fred Find ley larger layout . . . On opening day there expected to be ready Oct. 1 , . . Danville, were 662 golfers at Overland; 157 play- Va., golfers promoting new cluh to be ing 18 hole rounds . . . Gene Boswcll known as Tuscarora CC , . . IS-hole con- turned out a mighty interesting series on struction expected to start in 1959 , . . the tournament pros' work in the New Clubhouse and pool already built. Vork Post . . , With retirement of Bill King as executive vp of Wilson the sports Greensboro, N. C., a real golf minded industry will lose a fellow who made a community, to get two more courses . . , lot of marketing history . , . Bill and his Under construction is first 9 of 18-hole wife plan to relax in Florida and get some Deep Hiver CC, a semi-private club . . . ol the recreation Bill always was advo- Being planned is the private Hillside Park cating for others. CC . . . There are six other clubs in the Genrfic Pol Mo now in supt. at Lake View Greensljoro area . . . City proper lias pop- CC, l.nrfa, IT!. . . , Krrnkfast, lunch and tlrinlu ulation of 70,001) . . . 41st Western Junior Mill He served on various tees during annual to complete WGA's tourney schedule for (Cimtmued on )Hif(e SO) NIMISILA NIMISILA Greens are playable BILL LYONS weeks ahead of seeded ones. TURFGRASS FARMS How much is a Month's play 1843 Glenmount Ave. worth? Akron 19, Ohio Vol. 32—Number 7 • July 1958 The Business Journal of Gaff CONTENTS Swinging Around Golf Herb Gruff in 3 Discuss Superintendent* s Value lo Club 21 Ited Gil es Variety, Gels Volume II i t It Graf ft* 3 t Schedule Third PGA Assistants' School 38 t hlortilic Grass Responds tn Iron Sulphate O. J. >tirr 411 Two-Week Limit nn Trade-in t lulls Jackiton Bradley 42 If Titer/ Feast or Vumine in li es! Oilier ('nine IB Hits Vreak Shut — /V'nl Guilty of Neglineitce William Jahirn- .i0 Slrirllr Prn/rmnMl .. . 52 firmi') Ansicers .....Frnl V, l.ruu 3) Manufacturing ISetcs . . 7 It mer job and help Pop and Mom . . , Harold's Swinging Around Golf heavy correspondence as PGA pres. la han- (Continued from page 70) dled, to a considerable extent, by Mary as his invitation tournament at Green 11 ill* t.iVd". secretary , , . Diane, who is East Lake and Mi librae, Calif. . . . Jack Hcdmond back after Atlanta City champion, got herself a Job as another Round-the-World-ln-SO-ihots trip . , . switchboard operator at East Lake right after Robert Brut i' If arris architect of new trail' she graduated from high school . . . She enters private course at Downers Grove, 111., that University of Georgia this (all . , . She will ought to help ease situation caused when Illi- study Journalism, nois wandering ltd I road tirok nine holes off Maplccrest nnd put Indian Head CC out of Hubert Trent Jones engaged as consulting business. architect by TWA . . . The airline is planning lo have courses as part of its hotel building Harold Williams and Tommy Nicnl build- program in Central and South America and the ing an IH-hnte semi-private course of their own Caribbean , , , Jones is designing a course for at Tuscaloosa, Ala. . , . They're also building Brasilia, the new city being hull! lo be the a 9-hole course for tbe University of Alabama capital of Brazil ... He also has designed a that they expect will be in play Io spring next new 9 for Ithanga GC at Rio de Janeiro and year . . . The "Reluctant Golfer" instruction another IS to tie built in Bio . . . The pros can record made with urn! under the direction of thank Junes for selling Laura nee Rock cf el lei foe Novak nnd produced by Hex Productions on the Idea n( having a tournament at the of Los Angeles, sold 11,800 records the first superb I>nradii course Jones built lor Rocke- week it was put on tbe market . , , Hope and feller at San Juan . . . LI dorado CC at Pabn Crosby boosted it, Springs. Cal., that has Hobt. McCulloch, J, Boss George Low still making the funny lalks . , , Clark It, Ronald Williams. Jimmy Hlnes and Fellow was telling another curb gossip "1 heard Johnny Dasvson as headmen will open Dee. I Snead isn't going to be here." . . , George said ... It has 240 members signed already ... It "He's here already. There's his ear" . , , and will be open Ihe year around. Low pointed to a Brink's trurk . , . Gordon Watson, pres., Wisconsin PGA and pro at When you I nuked at Southern Hills you saw Rrynwood CC (Milwaukee dist.) ft author nf the genius of the late Perry Maxwell and the an Interesting article, "Learn Early, Learn brilliant influence that has figured in the suc- Right," In the Sunday golf section that Billy cessful golf architectural career of Perry's son. Sixty gets up (or the Milwaukee Journal . . , Press , , , The par 4 12th at Southern Hills is Billy polled Wisconsin pros on their choice (or hard to beat . , , It's a dogleg 465 yards for National Open winner . , , None ol them guess- championship distance . . . There Isn't a color- ed Tommy Bolt. less par 3 hole on the course , , , Chuck Duprce, Harold and Mary Sargent are working for pro and Supt. Howard Denny of Menduwbrook nothing for the PGA so their pretty daughter CC, Overland Park, Kans. putting three new Diane probably figured she'd better get a sum- holes into the course. t for tpotrt auembhea whlrh are Infrrrbanpoable, DOUBLE ROTARY SPRINKLER CO. 411 Admit ol Blvd. Kama* City «, Mo. hart, Ind. . . , Both served under Gordon Brink worth at Olympia . . . North Plains AOUA-GRO TREATED CC, Dumas, Tex., completes building of TURF new clubhouse and pool and improve- ments iu eourse . . . 200 members bought SCORES the site from Moore County CC. inc., 95:0 which was built and operated by L.H- fayette Franks, now pro at Glen Lakes CC VICTORY in Dallas . . . Jack Earle is No. Plains pro. From Aug. 7-10, along with an amateur OVER invitation, North Plains will hold a match GOLF CARTS play tournament for pros in the area . . . Prize money will he $750 . , . According The inc ruining demand for, and use of golf- to 15on C. Morton, golf chnui.. North earts, tins created a serious And cosily main, Plains hopes to enlarge tbc pro-match tenancy problem on many rouiKCii. Clotf carls create UDRvoldiililc com par Hon and event in coming years . . • Southern Coif wear In tbese ureas ol heavy (raffle. Aqua- Assn. to hold Senior Championship and tiro will solve this problt in ol' providing Bob Jones Four-Ball Event, AUK I l-Ifi more uniform water distribution and a bel- at Birmingham (Ala.) CC. ter root system* The following report from :i superintendent in Delaware ill tint rate* the Mohawk GC, Schenectady, ¥., has benefit* of "wetter Water/* "I have found just added a Par 3 to regulation course in that neither special watering p met tees nor order to eliminate crowded conditions on aerifying have been enough to maintain good turf coverage during the summer busy days . . • Expect to start soon on months of heavy play. During my first year construction of 18-hole course at Carswell of use of AOt'A-^ftO better root systems AFB, Ft. Worth, Tex. . , . Belleville, Tex. were developed, but not to the point of citizens starting drive to have their 9-hole withstanding the summer wear and tear of golf carts, tt was not possible to develop a course converted from sand to grass greens complete root system and a vlgoious plant , . . Niagara County developing 225 acres in my flr%4 season. We did find, however, just east of Lockport, N. V. for a county lhat the deeper roots developed, revived lo produce n better fall coverage. During our (Contintird on paw 58) second year's use of AQL'A-GRO, and con- tinuing good maintenance practices, the now healthier turf withstood Ihe summer traffic. We now save i of the turf that previously was lost."