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James M. Kohhins, Garden Tom 0'Neii, former Execu- City GC, elected pres., Metro- tive News Editor, Associated politan (NY) Golf Assn. . . . Press radio, goes with Bob Stephen Berrien, Upper Mont- Harlow on , suc- clair CC, vp . . . Wm. P. Tur- ceeding Bud Harvey . . . Miss nesa, Knollwood CC, sec., and Amelia Ruth Bartlett, a sister Kenneth H. Burns, treas. . . . of Charles Bartlett, Chicago PGA in investigating possihili- Tribune golf writer, died in ties of a pension plan found Chicago Dec. 18 of heart attack that it has 300 members over . . . John Anderson, widely 60 . . . Oklahoma Turf Assn. its known veteran course supt. Research Advisory Committee HERB GRAFFIS now retired and with Mrs. An- and state experiment station derson living at 2307 32d st., asking state's £olf cluhs to submit prob- Tampa, Fla. . . . Dominic Blinkiewicz, supt. lems so priority on research program may at American Baptist Assembly's Lavvsonia be determined. (Wis.) course, since 1928, given high praise Irene Blakeman who used to be practi- by John 0'DonneIl, Davenport (Ia.) Demo- cally the office staff of the PGA when it crat and Leader sports editor, for fine con- was getting firmly established, is a grand- ditioning of the course . . . Ilouston (Tex.) ma now . . . Daughter born to Irene's CC 34th annual amateur invitation begins daughter, Mrs. Don Robertson . . . Western St. Patrick's day . . . Dick Forester, Hous- Golf Assn., 8 S. Dearborn, Chicago 3, issu- ton CC pro, has almost National Amateur ing book early this year on improving class of entry . . . Few places in 300 field condition . . . Joe Dey in USGA still open. Journal says 1951 National Amateur in- Manuel Francis, supt. at Vesper CC, dicated "number of low- players lauded by Frank Sargent, Lowell (Mass.) must be at an all-time high." . . . Joe named sports columnist for superb results in 8 amateurs who would have had most maintenance . . . Sargent tells of experts wondering if the 8 had been named Francis often starting day at 2 a.m. with for the 1951 team . . . The 8 searchlight inspection of greens . . . Paul were the fellows who knocked the U. S. Douglas, senior senator from Illinois, in a Walker Cuppers out of the 1951 National lecture rapped army golf courses as one of Amateur. the armed forces extravagances . . . Doug- Golf architect Wm. B. Langford's piece las, who enlisted in World War II as a "Why Not Six-Hole Golf Courses" in IJSGA marine and had a fine record, should know Journal very practical tip on how to use that golf courses at military installations small space in getting low cost, low main- are better and far less expensive recrea- tenance course that would meet require- tion than is available from the underworld ments in many areas . . . Langford's idea racketeers and other bilking merchants in already bHng gtven consideration in nu- towns adjacent to armed force installations merous smaller towns and by corporations . . . Congressional committees also should contemplatinjf huilding; courses for <»m- consider this comparison . . . Douglas re- ployees. cently showed signs of conscientious over- work in the senate . . . He needs golf to Tam 0'Shanter CC members contributed keep in his normal high level of mental $5000 to Western GA Evans Caddie Schol- condition. arship fund and Tam pres., George S. May and his wife matched members' caddie fund Bill Bangs, Jr. from Indian Ilill club gift for second consecutive year . . . The (Chicago dist.) to Milwaukee (Wis.) CC as $10,000 total is largest single gift received mgr. . . . St. Andrevvs vvas 3000th course in 32-year history of Evans Scholars Foun- Ralph A. Kennedy played in establishing dation . . . In 1950 Tam members and the vvhat'Il probably be an all-time record . . . Mays gave the fund $6,800 ... 94 At 70 Ralph's good for a lot more courses now in college on Evans scholarships ...... There are about 7900 courses in the t Gross income to Evans fund in 1951 was vvorld . . . Robert Rovvley Riddle, Jr., ar- $99,068, more than double amount raised rives in Pasadena, Calif. to make his pro during first year of Jerry Bowes' WGA pappy and mammy happy and proud . . . presidency . . . 201 ex-caddies have received Young Bob vveiRhed in at 4 Ibs. 5 oz. . . . * Evans scholarships. Championship pe«-'ormances in the chow Ql/AUTY line soon bronght him up to substantial poundage. STHNDHRD Tom Corkrey, pro at Valley View GC, Hanover, N. J., for past 18 years, married to Miss Helen Brinley . . . After wedding reception at Mayfair Farms the Corkreys went honeymooning at Miami Beach . . . Wilson Sporting Goods Co. issued more EQUIPMMT 4k than 2000 of its hole-in-one certificates in 1951 . . . John and Helen Buchanan, pro and wife at Wyandot muny course, Columbus, O., praised in Columbus Citizen magazine page story for strenuous, resourceful work in revising course and putting charm into clubhouse after course had been condemned for new public institution site . . .Buchan- ans have kept the course available for play two years after builders wanted to close it for construction of institution on portion of the ground. Bermuda Golf Assn. recently formed . . . Rates the islands' four courses under USGA formula . . . Mrs. Elizabeth Freisen- bruch, sec. of the assn., at Hamilton, Ber- mnda, will send vacationing golfers Ber- Bulletin "52" showing the com- muda golf booklet free on request . . . Mid- CUTS-TRUC west Assn. of Golf Course Supts. got a good HOLE plete Standard Line is yours for the askinq. Write for it today. break in weather for their annual year-end CUTTERS party . . . Previous year's affair ruined by blizzard . . . 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Swinging Around Golf ... 3 Golf Business Sound but Must Heed Danger Signs liy Joe Graffis 23 Turf Experts Lined Up for GCSA Columbus Convention 25 PGA Meet Serene, Except for Tournanient Puzzles Iiy Herb Graffis 28 Softening Hard Greens A Siniple, Safe Way liy W illiam E. Lyons 34 Managers Set Prograni for Silver Jubilee Convention 37 This Shop Smiles at Shoppers 11 Major Changes in New Rules 44 1952 Tournament Schedule 46 PGA Teaching Clinic Studies How to Improve Methods 48 Mulch Use Pays in Modern Fine Turf Production liy Charles W. 1'arker 51 1952 Turf Conferences .... 56

SWINGING AROUND GOLF for Ryder Cup matches) that PGA got from Pinehurst after Ryder Cup matches (Continued from page 71) by any code of good manners and good were right and the press was wrong . . . business vvould get immediate official The effort was handicapped by the absence "thank you." of Hogan, the PGA Man of the Year; and Pros at small clubs near where large in- Snead, PGA champion, from the PGA dustrial outfits have company stores say Presidenfs dinner and an embarrassing pros get short-counted with company neglect of seating arrangements for stores selling "wholesale" . . . The compa- sportswriting guests . . . On the bright side nies give strong protection to retail prices of public relations was the PGA's award of and company employees don't sell their a plaque to Oakmont for being host to the services "wholesale." . . . Charles R. Bangs, 1951 PGA championship . . . The award formerly mgr., Northmoor CC (Chicago was received by Dave McKay to be pre- dist.) now managing beautiful Villa Bonita, sented to the club. Bonita Springs, Fla. . . . Bruce Johnson A slight application of 's Realty Co„ naming streets in residential policy would avoid most of the unfortunate site adjoining Lakeview CC, Soap Lake, and sometimes quite unfair public relations Wash., after famous American courses. jams involving tournament pros and the Kritish Ryder Cuppers said their vv ristier PGA . . . Gene was a great guy for writing style is result of having to get their smaller "thank you" letters and postcards ... Even ball up from close lies . . . They explained when he didn't take avvay a piece of prize their jab style of putting as required by money (ivhich w as seldom) he'd drop a few their fast and slippery greens . . . Lloyd lines to ciub officials and lie like a gentle- Mangrum vvon 1951 top purse total vvith man, saying he had enjoyed the club . . . $26,088.83 and with 70.05 There used to be a lot of Gene's letters and stroke average for 104 tourmiment rounds cards posted on bulletin boards at clubs .. . First time for 37-year-old Lloyd as vvin- . . . GOLFDOM has frequently suggested ner in both these yearly departments . . . to PGA it could play on the etiquette Mangrum's total as top money w inner lovv - course by being as prompt as the USGA est leader total since 1942 when vvar eur- and VVestern GA in thanking clubs and tailed schedule . . . PGA 1952 vvinter sched- tournament sponsoring organizations for ule lists 14 events and $147,000 prize valuable services rendered free . . . Check money, starting vv ith LA Open, Jan. 4-7 and for approximately $25,000 (record payment finishing at Greensboro, N. C., April 11-14.