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USGA ANNUAL MEETING STERLING G. SLAPPEY Assistant Director. HONORS CHICK EVANS USGA • he. Unite~ States ?olf Association re- T vIewed Its operatIons of 1959 during the Annual Meeting held in New York, January 30, and then announced plans for the coming year. The year under review showed an in- crease in Member Clubs, subscribers to the Green Section Visiting Service, at- tendance at most Championships, in the ~umber of entries for Championships, and 10 several other phases of USGA en- deavor. One of the highlights of the 66th An- nual Meeting came when Charles (Chick) Evans, Jr., of , was called before the gathering of 221 delegates from Mem- ber Clubs, officers, Committee members, and friends. He was presented with the 1960 for distinguished sportsmanship in . Iucoming President John G. Clock (left) Mr. Evans will be 70 years old on July of L?ng Beach, Calif., presented outgoing 18. In presenting the Bob Jones Plaque, PresIdent John D. Ames of Chicago a Wm. Ward Foshay, Chairman of the Bob Certificate of service. The presentation Jones Award Committee, recalled Mr. was made during the Annual Meeting of Evans' great contributions to golf-as a the USGA in New York, January 30. player and as a stimulator for scholarships. Mr. Foshay reviewed Mr. Evans' career award, Mr. Evans deplored the lack of which includes participation in 47 Ama- boy at many clubs. He said the teur Championships and the winning of shortage would hurt golf-both in play- both the Open and Amateur Champion- ing and in recruiting new players. ships in 1916. Mr. Evans again won the Previous winners of the Bob Jones Amateur in 1920 and played on several Award were Francis D. Ouimet, William teams. C. Campbell, the late Mrs. Mildred Did- During the height of his playing career rikson Zaharias, Mrs. Margaret Curtis Mr. Evans came to New York to make re- and the late Findlay S. Douglas. ' cordings describing the golf swing. Mr.. Looking ahead,. the task of trying to Foshay told the Annual Meeting how Mr. WIn back the CurtIs Cup was given by the Evans' speaking conflicted with the sing- USGA to a team of seven ladies. Person- ing in the nearby studio booth of an nel for the team, captained by Mrs. Henri opera star who was making recordings of Prunaret, of Natick, Mass., as well as his own. Curtis Cup team travel and other arrange- The man next door was Enrico Caruso. ments are outlined in the article "Glo- Mr. Evans and Mr. Caruso worked out !Jal Golf in 1960" on page eight ~f this an agreement whereby Mr. Evans would Issue. have a turn recording in quietitude and Election of Officers then he would remain still while Mr. The meeting at the Biltmore Hotel Caruso put his vocal efforts into the wax. developed the election of John F. Clock, During his speech after accepting the of Long Beach, Calif., as President. Mr.

USGA JOURNAL AND TURF MANAGEMENT: FEBRUARY, 1960 5 Clock heads a slate of officers and Execu- work, and Mr. Joseph C. Dey, Jr., Execu- tive Committeemen nominated in October tive Director, on Membership. and approved at the Annual Meeting. During the series of meetings related Other officers elected were Emerson to the Annual Meeting which were held Carey, Jr., Denver, and John M. Winters, in New York during the last week of Jr., Tulsa, Okla., Vice-Presidents; Clarence January, the USGA system of course \V. Benedict, White Plains, N. Y., Secre- rating, as a basis of handicapping, was t&ry, and Wm. Ward Foshay, New York, revised. The object was to increase na- Treasurer. tional uniformity in ratings. Three new Executive Committeemen The principal change is that yardage named were: Edwin R. Foley, of Oakland, determines preliminary ratings, and such Calif., Henry H. Russell, of South Miami, preliminary ratings are in twentieths of Fla., and A. Vinton Stegeman, Jr., of Fort a stroke. Heretofore preliminary ratings Thomas, Ky. have been in round numbers. Executive Committee members who Yardage rating charts for both men and were re.elected to serve in 1960 were: women have been adopted. Based on Fred Brand, Jr., of Pittsburgh, Pa., Wil- these charts, holes of the same length liam C. Chapin, of Rochester, N. Y., will have the same preliminary ratings Charles C. Clare, of New Haven, Conn., no matter where located. Then adjust- Harry L. Givan, of Seattle, Wash., Hord ments in ratings will be made for such W. Hardin, of S1. Louis, Mo., Harold A. ~ignificant factors as hazards, slopes, fair- Moore, of Chicago, Ill., and Bernard H. way width, prevailing wind, width and Ridder, Jr., of St. Paul, Minn. depth of putting green, and normal con- Philip H. Strubing, of Philadelphia, was ditions of the turf. reonamed General Counsel. There are no significant changes in the William McWane, of Birmingham, Ala., ultimate rating factors; the main amend- and Richmond Gray, of Richmond, Va., ment is the introduction of yardage charts earlier made themselves unavailable for Executive Committee service in 1960. In his speech as retiring President, Mr. When Champions Meet John Ames, of Chicago, thanked officers, committeemen, and golf associations for their support during his two years in office. In turn Mr. Clock praised the ac- complishments during Mr. Ames' adminis- tration. Mr. Clock became a member of the Executive Committee in 1951 and he has served on the Finance, Amateur Status, Membership, Senior Championship and Bob Jones Award Committees in addition to performing other duties. Committee Reports Committee reports were presented to delegates at the Biltmore Hotel by: Mr. Winters on the Rules of Golf; Mr. Ridder on the Championships; Mr. Clock on Ama- teur Status; Mr. Benedict on Implements and Ball and the Museum; Mr. Chapin on the Green Section; Mrs. Henri Prunaret on the Women's affairs; Mr. Hardin on J. Clark Espie, Jr., of , the both Sectional Affairs and the Junior Seniors Champion, and of Championship; Mr. Gray on Handicap; Columbus, Ohio, the Amateur Champion, Mr. Carey on both the Treasury and Pub- ,.isited "Golf House" during the week of lic Links; Mrs. John Pennington on the the Annual ftleeting. They came to New Girls' Junior; Mr. Moore on the Seniors; York to receive awards during the ftletro- Mr. Strubing on the General Counsel's poUtan Golf Writers' Dinner.

USGA JOURhAL AND TURF MANAGEMENT: FEBRUARY, 1960 as a uniform starting point for course USGA Green Section Committee. rating. This principle has been used by The morning session was devoted to the the Chicago District Golf Association in topic "Mechanics of Applying Water." its fractional par rating chart. TheUSGA Alexander M. Radko, Eastern Director, chart uses a new scale designed to reflect USGA Green Section, was moderator. the playing ability of the modern scratch Vvater supplies and the merits and draw- golfer. backs of different sources of supply were The new USGA course rating methods discussed by Edmund B. Ault, Chairman, will be published in detail later. Present Green Committee, Indian Spring Country ratings will be valid until the new sys- Club, Silver Springs, Md., and James M. tem is established in any district or until Latham, Jr., Southeastern Agronomist, the end of 1961, whichever is earlier. USGA Green Section. There has been no change in the USGA Edward J. Casey, Golf Course Super- system of computing handicaps. intendent, Baltusrol Golf Club, Spring- Revision of the course rating methods field, N. J., and E. R. Steiniger, Golf was under the direction of William O. Course Superintendent, Pine Valley Golf Blaney, Boston, retiring Chairman of the Club, Clementon, N. J., and William USGA Handicap Procedure Committee. R. Riley, Course Superintendent, Essex He was succeeded by Mr. Herman M. Fells, Country Club, N. J., reported their Freydberg, of New York. views on the relative merits of cast iron, The USGA accepted two invitations for steel, plastic and asbestos pipes, and 1962 women's events. Curtis Cup matches practical pump capacities and working will be at Broadmoor Golf Club, Colorado pressures of water distribution systems. Springs, Colo., and the Women's Amateur Relative initial costs, efficiency and Championship at of maintenance costs of various sprinkler Rochester, N. Y. types were discussed by William Beres- The current national amateur cham- ford, Golf Course Superintendent, Los pions of countries belonging to the World Angeles Country Club, Edward A. Dunn, Amateur Golf Council will be invited to President, Seattle Golf Club, and T. T. compete in the 1960 USGA Amateur Taylor, Northeastern Agronomist, USGA Championship and will be offered exemp- Green Section. tion from sectional qualifying. The Cham- The afternoon session was moderated pionship will be played at the St. Louis by William H. Bengeyfield, Western Country Club, September 12-17. ? Director, USGA Green Section. The topic The World Amateur Team Champion- was "'Vater Requirements of the Golf ship of the World Council will be played Course." September 28-0ctober 1 at the Merion Dr. Ralph E. Engel, Associate Research Golf Club, Ardmore, Pa. Specialist in Turf Management, Rutgers Prize money for the 1960 Open Cham- University, N. J., and Dr. Marvin H. Fer- pionship will be $50,000, with $12,000 go- guson, Mid-Continent Director and Na- ing to the lowest scoring professional. In tional Research Coordinator, USGA Green addition, $100 will be given to the lowest Section, presented the agronomic point professional scorer in each of 13 Sectional of view. They discussed such points as Qualifying Championships. water in the soil, drainage, how fast A handicap limit of 36 was established should water be applied, frequency of for the 1960 Girls' Junior Championship application, and the role of water in plant at The Oaks Country Club, Tulsa, Okla. growth. Not more than 120 players will be in the Two prominent amateur golfers, Wil- field. liam Hyndman, III, member of the 1959 Green Section l\leeting Walker Cup team, and William P. Tur- At the Fourth Annual Green Section nesa, USGA Amateur Champion in 1938 Educational Program on January 29, a and 1948, and British Amateur Champion panel of turf specialists discussed "The in 1947, gave the golfer's point of view Use of Water on the Golf Course." The on how firm putting greens should be program was conducted by 'William C. kept, what effect moisture had on the roll Chapin, Chairman of the USGA Green of the ball, and relation of irrigation to Section Committee, and Edwin Hoyt, the height of cut on greens and on fair- Northeastern District Chairman of the ways.

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