Late Starters Learn Golf Fast Reduced Tension ILL Lynch, Asst
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conditioned golf course possible under the existing weather conditions. I believe it would be a very sound idea — if once a month it would be com- pulsory that the manager, course superin- tendent and professional sit together at lunch and discuss our problems and seek the advice of each other on solving our various problems. I feel that all of us would be drawn closer together and in turn, we would do a better job of helping each other. And when we help solve each others prob- TRACTION ACTION lems; then we are really doing a fine job for our club. GOLF CLUB GRIPS The "big three" of any club should, Do a favor for your cus- when they hear any grumbling about the tomers and make money other departments, report these grum- blings to the department head as soon as for yourself. possible so that this department will be Sell clubs of lead- aware of what is going on, and in this ing makers, fea- way, we will all do a good job of working as a unit. turing grips the champions prefer. Northern Calif. Supts. to Watch Greens at Open CHICK HARBERT 1954 P. G. A. Champion EMBERS of the Golf Course Superin- tendents' Assn. of Northern Calif, "Golf Prides M preserve the will serve as greens marshals during the elasticity of my hands, National Open this June at the Olympic important for Club. distance, as well as for Pres. Paul Paulsen and sec.-treas. Wal- short game ter R. Boysen have announced that a finesse." clinic will be held at every course where the association holds its monthly meet- TOMMY BOLT ings. Starting at 10:30 a.m. the host supt. One of golf's "Big Ten" will conduct a tour of his course so other "Golf Pride supts. may see his problems as well as grips put extra power his achievements. in my drives The clinics will not be confined to turf and give me keener con- but will include shop and maintenance trol." equipment, shrubs, trees, flowers and all other items pertaining to course main- tenance. Molded to shaft Easy on hands Late Starters Learn Golf Fast Reduced Tension ILL Lynch, asst. pro at Crestmont Light weight grips B CC, West Orange, N. J., has been Uniform size teaching group classes at the North New- Not genuine Increase the swing unless "Golf ark Adult school and the Weiguahic Pride" is on weight Adult school during winter and early the cap end. Won't slip or turn spring evenings. RIB-LOCK control Lynch says "There's something about Cap and grip one the learning attitude of night school piece, can't pupils that often shows amazingly fast come apart. results in golf. The main idea, of course, was to get them into the classes for en- DRIVE FARTHER tertaining exercise and as an opener to a HIT STRAIGHTER very pleasant phase of social life. But a lot of these people, even when not es- FAWICK FLEXI GRIP CO. pecially apt physically, are so intensely BOX 8072 AKRON 20, OHIO 1955 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE APRIL SEPTEMBER 7-10—MASTERS, Augusta (Ga.) National GC 1- 4—INSURANCE CITY OPEN, Wethersfield (Conn.) 11 —CAMDEN (S.C.) CC PRO-AMATEUR CC 14-17—GREATER GREENSBORO OPEN, Sedgefield Club, 6. 9—MARVIN (BUBBY) WORSHAM MEM. JR. OPEN, Greensboro, N. C. Bethesda (Md.) CC 21-24—VIRGINIA BEACH (VA.) OPEN, Cavalier Yacht 8-11—CAVALCADE OF GOLF, Shackomaxon CC, & CC Westfield, N. J. 25-30—NORTH & SOUTH MEN'S AM. INV., Pinehurst 12-17—USGA AMATEUR, CC of Va. (James River Crse.), (N. C.) CC Richmond, Va. 28-May 1—TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS, Desert Inn 20-22—MET. GA OPEN, Fenway GC, White Plains, N.Y. CC, Las Vegas, Nev. 20-25—TRANS-MISS. SILVER ANNIV., Twin Hills CC, MAY Oklahoma City 5. 8—COLONIAL CC NATL, Fort Worth, Texas 22-25—CARLING'S OPEN, Charles River CC, Boston, 12-15—HOT SPRINGS (ARK.) OPEN, No. 3 Course, Ar- Mass. lington Hotel 26-OCT. 1—USGA SENIOR AMATEUR, Belle Meade CC, 12-15—GREENBRIER OPEN & PRO-AM. INV., White Nashville, Tenn. Sulphur Springs, W. Va. NOVEMBER 19-22—KANSAS CITY (MO.) OPEN, Hillcrest GC 20-21—WALKER CUP MATCH, St. Andrews, Scotland 5. 6—RYDER CUP MATCHES, Thunderbird Ranch & CC, 26-29—FORT WAYNE (IND.) OPEN, Elks CC Palm Springs, Calif. 30-JUN. 4—BRITISH AMATEUR, Royal Lytham & St. Anne's, England JUNE WOMEN'S EVENTS I. 5—GOODALL PRO ROUND ROBIN, Deepdale GC, Great Neck, N. Y. APRIL 4 —NATIONAL GOLF DAY, Olympic Club, San Fran- cisco, Calif. 14-17—Beaumont, Tex. 9-12—CANADA CUP, Columbia CC, Chevy Chase, Md. 21-23—Sunset Hills CC, Carrollton, Ga. 13-19—TRANS-MISS. MEN'S AMATEUR, Wakonda GC, 28-MAY 1—BETSY RAWLS-PEACH BLOSSOM OPEN, Des Moines, la. Spartanburg, S. C. 14-18—SOUTHERN GA AMATEUR & SENIOR, Linville MAY (N. C.) GC 5. 8—CAVALIER OPEN, Virginia Beach, Va. 14-17—USGA SENIORS, Apawamis Club, Rye, N. Y. 16-20— BRITISH LADIES' OPEN AM., Royal Portrush, 14-17—EASTERN INTERSCHOLASTICS, Greenwich, No. Ireland Conn. 14-18—TRIANGLE ROUND ROBIN, Grossinger Hotel & JUNE CC, Grossinger, N. Y. 2- 5—EASTERN OPEN, Berkshire CC, Reading, Pa. 16-18—USGA OPEN, Olympic CC, San Francisco, Calif. 4 —NATIONAL GOLF DAY, Olympic Club, San 19-25—NCAA CH., Holston Hills CC, Knoxville, Tenn. Francisco, Calif. 23-26—WGA OPEN, Portland (Ore.) GC 7- 9—WEGA WOMEN'S, Farmington CC, Charlottes- 23-24—WESTERN SENIORS, Scioto CC, Columbus, O. ville, Va. 24-25—ONTARIO OPEN, Cataraqui G&CC, Kingston 14-18—TRIANGLE ROUND ROBIN, Grossinger (N. Y.) 29-JULY 2—BRITISH COLUMBIA OPEN, Vancouver, Hotel & CC B. C. 23-26—WWGA WOMEN'S OPEN, Maple Bluff CC, JULY Madison, Wis. 6- 9—ONTARIO AMATEUR, Westmount G&CC, 30-JUL. 2—USGA WOMEN'S OPEN, Wichita (Ks.) CC Kitchener JULY 6. 9—NORTHWESTERN AMATEUR, Oshkosh (Wis.) CC 10-13—NORTHEASTERN LADIES', Butte des Morts GC, 7-10—ST. PAUL (MINN.) OPEN, Keller GCrse Appleton, Wis. 14-17—MILWAUKEE (WIS.) OPEN (MILLER HIGH 11-16—PAC NW GA WOMEN'S AMATEUR, Sand Point LIFE), Blue Mound CC CC, Seattle 18-24—WGA AMATEUR, Rockford (III.) CC 14-17—1ST LADIES' PGA, Orchard Ridge CC, 20-26— NATL PGA OPEN, Meadowbrook CC, Northville, Fort Wayne, Ind. Mich. 21-24—Hot Springs, Va. 21-24—MET. GA AMATEUR, Plainfield (N. J.) CC 25-30—WWGA WOMEN'S AMATEUR, Olympic Fields 28-31—RUBBER CITY OPEN, Akron, Ohio CC, III. AUGUST 8-12—NATL. JUNIOR FOUR-BALL, Charlotte, N. C. 28-31—BATTLE CREEK OPEN, Battle Creek (Mich.) CC 15-18—PGA NATL CADDIE TOURN., Columbus, Ohio AUGUST 16-19—GREAT LAKES AMATEUR, Southmoor CC, 26-28—HEART OF AMERICA OPEN, Kansas Gty, Mo. Chicago 23-26—WGA JUNIOR, Manor CC, Washington, D. C. SEPTEMBER 25-28—LABATTS' OPEN, Summerlea G&CC, Montreal, 8-11— ST. LOUIS (MO.) OPEN Que. 20-25—TRANS-MISS. SILVER ANNIV., Twin Hills CC, 27-29—NORTHEASTERN OPEN, South Hills Club, Oklahoma City Fond du Lac, Wis. 22-25—CLOCK OPEN, Clock CC, Whittier, Calif. studious and so eager to work at the Pro is the Hero of New game they get pretty good 'synthetic' Mac Divot Comic Strip swings." NEW comic strip, drawn by Mel Keefer and with continuity written Crown Vetch Makes Good in W. Va. bAy Jordan Lansky, a golf enthusiast, is Lakeview CC, Morgantown, W. Va., being syndicated to newspapers on a six planted the first Crown Vetch in West days a week schedule by the Chicago Virginia in 1954, and reports that the Tribune-Daily News Syndicate. grass has been highly effective in pre- It begins April 18 in 24 papers. venting erosion on a parking lot bank. The chief characters are Malcolm (Mac) Lakeview got between 300 and 350 of the MacDivot, pro at Rolling Knolls GC, his plants from Fred Grau and got almost son Sandy, who is his assistant and does 85 per cent catch. extra duty operating the Swing Spot .