NEWS OF THE GOIF WORLD IN BRIEF Jim Brown resigns from pro what's left of Deepdale GC job at Hyperion Field Club, after expressway is built Des Moines, la. Will play through ... Option on old Deep- tournament circuit . Henri dale now held by builder who Tubach from Red Hill CC, Up- plans subdividing. land, Calif., to be sec. and gen. Harry Obitz, pro at Shaw- mgr., Irvine Coast CC, New- nee CC, Shawnee-on-Delaware, port Beach, Calif.... Tubach is Pa., lost $30,000 shop stock by a veteran star at club manage- HERB GRAFFIS flood and his home also was ment . He started in Chicago washed away . Obitz had one dist.in club accounting 33 years ago ... Skip of the nation's finest, busiest pro shops . Alexander, pro at Lakevvood CC, St. Peters- Waite Memorial tourney, put on by Fred burg, Fla., awarded $75,000 by Federal Waring shortly after flood abated, was court for injuries received in Civil Air played on part of Shawnee course and Patrol plane crash five years ago . Skip this remainder of the course anchored had sued for $200,000 . Government de- much flood debris . Not a complaint fense was that he was a hitch-hiker . made by a contestant . Everyone Pros who are in habit of taking non- thought of how lucky he was, considering scheduled plane flights should have their loss of life and property in the flood . insurance men examine their policies Worthington Mower Co. in Stroudsburg, . Most insurance policies cover only Pa., a few miles from Shawnee, did a scheduled plane flights. miraculous job in reconditioning ma- Party to Bob Jones preceding National chinery, getting new equipment and hav- Amateur at Richmond and celebrating ing production line rolling quickly after Bob's 25th anniversary of the Grand Slam the flood receded. was merry and inspiring affair . Bob Robert Renner, sports writer of Ft. looks better now than he has for a couple Wayne (Ind.) New-Sentinel, named as of years past . Getting around in a Tournament Bureau mgr., Ladies PGA . golf car has been marvelous for Bob and Renner, an energetic, able and resourceful for the fellows who get to see him . young man, started a study of the LPGA In a way the Amateur this year was like promotion needs when the girls were play- the Jones days with all the preliminary ing their tournament in Ft. Wayne and talk favoring Harvie Ward and Harvie's submitted a promotion program that got practice rounds justifying it . Plenty of him the job . Blaine Eynon, active in hot talent could have derailed Harvie and Detroit district golf and in promotion of came a photofinish away from doing it the LPGA event in that territory, aided . Hillman Bobbins, jr. and Joe Camp- the ladies valuably in sifting the candi- bell looked to most of the observing pros dates. viewing the Amateur as members of the Aaron Blaskowsky now pro at Leaven- class (outside of Ward) most likely to worth (Wash.) GC . Mrs. Blaskowsky succeed. managing the clubhouse . Considering Harry Pezzullo re-elected pres., Illinois building an 18-hole course on Willow Oaks PGA . Sam Eig, Silver Spring, Md., Corp. site near Richmond, Va. C. to build 18 hole course alongside big Porter Vaughan heads Willow Oaks Corp. de luxe motel he is to build . Johnny . Plans being completed for new course Bulla resigns as pro at Westmoreland CC, and clubhouse of Colorado Springs (Colo.) Pittsburgh, Pa., to go into business in CC . Tomah, Wis., group headed by Phoenix, Ariz. Lake Success, N. Y. Lowell Schettler and Charles Nuzum plan- residents want to retain as public course ning 9-hole course . Robert Kesler heads committee for building a coarse at Warsaw, Ind. Jeffersonville (Ind.) Elks GC new course now open . Norman Kruse is pro . Highland CC, Indianapolis, Ind., host to Indiana PGA championship with member- ARMOUR pro event as curtain raiser . Pro Lou Vertagreen Bola's members entertained their pro guests royally . Highland will be host HERE to Western Seniors 1956 championship. USED Don Erickson, from Oakmont CC (LA dist.) to pro job at Antelope Valley CC, Lancaster, Calif. Lawrenceburg, Tenn., (population 5,483) very happy about pub- licity its fine new country club got In Business Week magazine . Story about the club which now is being completed got inquiries from other industries in- terested in relocating in attractive small town with attractive country club. Palo Alto, Calif., to get $47,000 muny course clubhouse, as a gift from Joseph Eichler, local home builder . Harry Griesmer, pro at Bethesda CC (Washing- ton, D. C. dist.) says he'll put his junior ARMOUR FERTILIZER WORKS squad against the kids of any other club ATLANTA, GEORGIA in the world . Clifford Caudill is new pres., West Virginia PGA. Lee Armstrong, asst. to A1 Ciuci at | B U 1Y/^ "J fJJ J11 [rf nTH 1111 n Today's Lowest Priced Gear- Driven, Precision Built Machine! In use bjr oyer 400 Golf Courses from coast-to-coast. 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