(9 Irons) $331 Walnut Blue $428 Black $286

RETAIL PRICE* WOOD COLOR

$190 walnut (4 woods) $243 (9 irons) $243 (9 irons) $288 (9 irons) $331 blue

$428 black Keller Slim Mac Hunter Brawnwood

$286 (8 irons, gold oak 4 woods) $499 ebony (Apex) $576 (Legend) $519 brown (Apex) persimmon $591 (Legend) $534 (8 irons, midnight 4 woods) blue $592 ebony

$58/each natural

$480 natural

$200 black LiP David Slinger (Ping, steel) $260 (super-light) AMF Ben Hogan $640 (titanium, graphite, (4 woods) $342 (Ping, steel) $1125 (titanium, graphite, (9 irons) $342 (Ping, steel) $1125 (titanium, graphite, (9 irons) $160 black with (4 woods) yellow $190 black with (4 woods) yellow $297 (9 irons) $360 (9 irons)

$499 natural, cherry Keller 211 Irons

$455 cherry, Hillerich & Bradsby Power Bilt mahogany MagGregor Tourney Custom Karsten Ping K II Woods $170 pecan (4 woods) $220 pewter with [4 woods) wood inlay $328 (9 irons) $328 (9 irons)

$332 blue MODEL FEATURES

270 MacGregor 300 Woods The UCU304 shaft has about the same weight Chrome van- 1 Brunswick Plaza as graphite, but has more torsional rigidity; adium/RS Skokie, IL 60076 23% lighter in static weight. MT Pear-snaped wood heads; power bulge on irons. Steel/RS

Tourney Handcrafted; laminated woods. Over 80 hand Steel, Pro- Custom operations used in making each club. Pel/RS VIP Cast irons; microstep shaft. Jack Nicklaus Micro/RS, helped design the VIP clubs. Nicklaus/RS 271 Northwestern Golf Co. Championship New for 1977. Irons are triple chrome plated; Steel/R 4701 N. Ravenswood Ave. lifetime Perma-Lac wood heads with natural Chicago, IL 60640 wood look face. Men's right- and left-hand; ladies' right-hand only. Professional New for 1977. "Sculptured" forging with Steel/R perimeter weighting. Woods feature toe/heel weighting. Men's right-hand only. RB-71 New for 1977. Irons have "sculptured" forging Steel/R with heel to toe weighting. Woods feature heel/toe weighting with aerodynamic styling Ultimate New for 1977. Irons of classic "Blisterback" Steel/R forging with weight concentrated behind sweet spot. Woods have black head with toe/heel weighting. Men's and ladies' right-hand. Thunderbird Irons of 18-8 cast stainless steel with exclusive Stainless "tour grind" feature. Woods toe and heel steel/R weighted. Men's right- and left-hand; ladies' right-hand only. Thunderbird II Irons of cast stainless steel, shaft-over-hosel Stainless design, with "tour grind" feature. steel/RS 272 Pacifica Bamboomer Laminated bamboo heads guaranteed not to Steel/ 521 5th Ave., Suite 1407 Woods crack. ARSX New York, NY 10017 Soft Touch Cast stainless steel alloy; computer weighted. Steel/ Irons ARSX

273 Pedersen Golf Pedersen Per- New for 1977. Classic styling. Available in cus- Steel, graph- 101 Powdered Metal Dr. simmon Woods tom-built. Men's and ladies right- and ite, titanium/ N. Haven, CT 06473 left-hand. full range

Pedersen New for 1977. Irons of 18-8 forged stainless Steel, graph- Forged Stain- steel with exact front and back sole radius. ite, titanium/ less Irons Men's and ladies' right-hand only. Available full range in custom-built. 274 PGA/Victor Golf PGA Classic New for 1977. Designed for beginning adult Steel/L 8350 N. Lehigh Ave. player, male or female. Sold in set of 5&2. Morton Grove, IL 60053 Junior Member New for 1977. Top of the line construction; sold Steel/R in set of 5&2. Ryder Cup II Both in-the-hosel and over-the-hosel designs. Steel/RS Tommy Armour Traditional blade available in limited forging Steel/RS or cast. Woods are persimmon. 275 Pinseeker Golf Co. Bombshell New for 1977. Cast steel shells; available in Steel/full 2088 Sunset Dr. Woods 1-5. Shaft alignment ahead of face. range Pacific Grove, CA 93950 Olympian Irons New for 1977. Cast; high toe mass and related Steel/full weight have been moved to low in club head. range RB300 Persimmon woods. Heel/toe perimeter weight- Steel/full ing. Rocker sole. Shaft-over-hosel design. range RB350 Laminated ring balance. Cast irons offering Steel/full lower center of gravity. range 276 Power Track Golf Co. Power Track Irons 431 cast with full cavity back. Woods Steel/full 10869 Portal Dr. Model C laminated with U sole plate range Los Alamitos, CA 90720 Oscar Jones Custom Crest clubspersonalized with logo Steel/full inset in back of blaae and sole of wood. range 277 ProGroup, Inc. Classic Forged irons with conventional hosel and low Steel/RS 99 Tremont St. weight distribution. Cross grain laminated Chattanooga, TN 37504 woods with brass backweight. N.A.L.G. Forged irons; shaft-over-hosel construction. Steel/RS Woods have edge grain block. First Flight FTD Forged irons with square toe and sole weight- Steel/RS ing; Woods persimmon with brass backweight. Phantom Cast irons with toe-high look; sharp Steel/RS leading edge. Woods have fiberglass insert. 278 Ram Golf Corp. Lady Craighton Cast stainless steel heads. Woods have brassy Steel/L 1501 Pratt Blvd. gold face inserts. Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 Accubar Each iron has unique individually balanced Steel/RS and weighted bar behind sweet spot. 279 Rawlings Golf 12A, 2A, 65A, Graphite drivers; laminated with Cycolac Graphite/ Division of A-T-O, Inc. 1A (Men) inserts; composition grips; volumetric facing; full range 15 Industrial Pkwy. 4A (Ladies) master screw weighting. Hebron, OH 43025 Toneeyv Penna Persimmon or laminated with Cycloac inserts. Steel/ARSX Woods (Men) Composition grips; volumetric facing; master screw weighting. RETAIL PRICE* WOOD COLOR

$240 light (4 woods) mahogany

$425 ebony with red $495-$530 rosewood $600 walnut-mahogany with red insert $125 black (8 irons, 3 woods)

$213 black walnut PGA/Victor Tommy Armour $245 black walnut

$271 black

$390 black

$422 black

$144 dark [4 woods) mahogany $225 (9 irons)

$200 (steel) antique $480 (graphite, cherry titanium) (4 woods) $250 (steel) Northwestern Ultimate $900 (graphite, titanium) (9 irons) $100 (5 irons, red mahogany 2 woods) $100 (5 irons, black 2 woods) $500 black $515 rosewood

$256 steel (4 woods) $342 (9 irons) Pinseeker RB 350 $558 dark walnut

$558 dark walnut

$502 walnut

$413 mahogany Power track Model C

$413 black with Ram Accubar red insert $433 walnut

$466 black

$350 carmel

$499 black glaze

$117/each black, mahogany cloud, amber cloud

$172 (lam.) black, mahogany $212 (pers.) cloud (4 woods) FREE SHAFT TYPE INFO MANUFACTURER MODEL FEATURES AND FLEX

Toney Penna Laminated with red Cycolac face insert. Irons Steel/RS TP 201 have classic blade shape, minimum offset. Toney Penna Cast irons with 4-way contoured soles and Steel/LR 6 + 6 "constant center of gravity" feature. No. 6, 7, and 8 woods replace No. 2, 3, and 4 irons. 280 Royal Golf Royal Persim- Semi-bomber head. Black insert with screws. Steel/RS Division of Uniroyal, Inc. mon Driver 6 Rubber Ave. Royal Daisy Shallow woods; new cast iron has in-hosel Steel/L Naugatuck, CT 06770 cavity back. Small daisy decal on all clubs. Royal perimeter cavity, in hosel. Cycolac Steel/RS; Royal Master insert with screws. Cast irons with power AX also center weighting. available Royal perimeter cavity, over hosel. Shallow Steel/RS; Royal Edge woods. Cast irons with power center weighting. AX available 281 Shakespeare Golf Division Mach II Forged head on irons. Golf Pride grip. Steel/R Box 1445 Mach II Cast irons. Composite graphite shaft (Alpha) Alpha/RS Fayetteville, AR 72701 gives advantages of graphite at lower cost. Sigma IV Improved shaft, designed specifically for Graphite/ graphite construction. Left-nand and persim- full range mon drivers available. Cast iron head. 282 Shamrock Golf Co. Model 201 Irons Patented "Power Pocket"; cast head, 17-4; Steel, graph- 1745 21st St. contour sole; knife-thin hosel; no lead in shaft. ite, titanium/ Santa Monica, CA 90404 Men's and ladies' right-hand only. full range Model 301 Laminated maple; 3A molded sole plate with Steel, graph- Woods swing weight adjustment. Also available ite, titanium, in persimmon. persimmon/ Full range

283 Simmons International Corp. Graphic Woods Laminated maple block, red ABS insert. Graphite/RS 1048 E. Burgrove St. Honeybee Improved Honeycomb design with conven- Steel/L Carson, CA 90746 (Ladies) tional hosel. Laminated maple block. (now Crown Golf, Inc.) Honeycomb II Improved Honeycomb design with conven- Steel/RS tional hosel. Laminated maple block. 284 • Sports Sounder Lowest center of gravity sweep sole. Static Steel/ARSX Division of Pratt-Read and dynamic balancing. Ivoryton, CT 06442 285 Spalding Futura Cast stainless steel irons with extreme sole- Stainless Meadow St. toe weighting for low center of gravity. Woods steel/full Chicopee, MA 01014 have unusual flat crown to lower weight. range Top-Flite Cast stainless steel irons with chrome plating; Stainless Legacy thin top line. Woods include deep-faced steel/full driver and markedly shallow, fairway woods. range Cast irons with shorter hosel for lower center Steel/full Elite Centurion of gravity. Woods include medium deep-faced range ana shallow-faced woods. Cast irons with extreme sole/toe weighting to Steel/full Executive correct for mishits; Woods have slant- range back trailing edge, high toe and flat crown. 286 Square Two Golf Corp. Square Two Total matching of swing weight, centers of Steel/full 6 Franklin Ave. gravity, and total weight of clubs. range Oakland, NJ 07436 287 Stag Golf Products Stag Custom Compact heads with ebony Cycolac insert; Steel/full 16224 Garfield Ave. Laminated brass heel and toe weighting. Right- and left- range Paramount, CA 90723 Woods hand men's and ladies . Stag Custom Wood obtained from Tennessee and Kentucky; Steel/full Persimmon available in ebony only. Right- and left-hand range Woods men's and ladies'. Stag Custom Finest genuine USA persimmon with Cycolac Steel/full Persimmon insert and traditional 4-screw pattern. Limited range Select Woods quantity. Right- and left-hand. Stag Nova Irons Forced shaft-over-hosel design with unique Steel/full douole cavity design to distribute weight over range larger area. Right- and left-hand. Stag Classic Cast barrel hosel design with classic look; no Steel/full Irons offset, with more compact head and square range toe; Right-and left-hand. 288 Wilson Sporting Goods X-31 Beveled and contoured iron soles. Strata-Bloc Steel/RS 2233 West Street with heavy brass sole plates. River Grove, IL 60171 Lady X-31 Forged cavity back for wider sweet spot. Steel/L Strata-Bloc woods. Berg Staff Strata-Bloc wood head with red face inserts. Steel/L Non-drill-through hosel. Lady 1200 Foreweighted woods; over-the-hosel design; Steel/L Eerimeter weighted irons. trata-Bloc woods with red insert. Calfskin Steel/RS: AX grips. Men's right- and left-hand. available 1200 Foreweighted woods; over-the-hosel irons Steel/RS: AX with perimeter weighting. available RETAIL PRICE* WOOD COLOR

$400 black

$460 mahogany cloud (6 irons, 6 woods) $46/each blonde

$365 dark blue, dark gundy $453 blac

$453 black

$223 mahogany $495 golden walnut $786 black with red insert é > V $335 [9 irons) (steel) Shamrock $47/each emerald (laminated) green $125/each (titanium) $95/each (graphite) $58/each (steel) $220 (4 woods) walnut $342 (8 irons, blue 3 woods) $492 dark walnut

$522 navy/white insert, black/red insert

$240 black (men's) (8 irons, blue (ladies') 3 woods) $420 black (9 irons, 3 woods) $473 black (9 irons, 3 woods) $502 black (men's) burgundy (women's) $495 antique walnut with red insert

Square Two $180 ebony (men's) cherry (ladies') (4 woods) ebony Wilson 1200s $200

(4 woods) blonde

$22(4 woods0 ) $315 (9 irons) $315 (9 irons)

$403 (8 irons, chestnut, 3 woods) pecan $403 (8 irons, amber 4 woods) $433 black cherry (8 irons, 4 woods) $488 (8 irons, ebony 4 woods) $510 ebony

$570 ebony Analysis shows owning golf cars more profitable than leasing

by Richard A. Newell, C.P.A.

Next to the clubhouse facilities and car he rented (at a rate of $10 or so per condition of the golf course, the golf round) die on him at the 13th tee. car fleet is probably the largest invest- (Especially if he has just sliced the ment and selling point of golf course ball out of bounds for the thirteenth operations. In order to maximize play consecutive time.) and attract new golfers it is impera- When faced with the need for a tive that the course have an adequate new fleet of cars, management must fleet of properly maintained golf cars. consider the financial differences of There is probably nothing more leasing versus purchasing. Prices in frustrating to a golfer than to have the the golf car industry, like prices throughout the economy, .have been consistently rising over the past years. Accordingly, what seemed like a modest investment 4 years ago may "How much per month would it be worth to today be unbearable. But assume we have recognized the need to replace us not to have to worry about cartmen, their our fleet of 100 golf cars and now we wages and benefits, battery and parts must consider the financial differences of leasing or purchasing. replacements, insurance, personal property We will make certain assumptions in order to illustrate the considera- taxes, and servicing of debt?" tions necessary for our conclusion. The reader is cautioned to remember that different assumptions could pro- duce different results. The process for deriving our conclusions, however, would be the same. Assume we purchased our exist- ing fleet of 100 electric golf cars 4 years ago at a price of $900 each; adequate maintenance by our cartman provided 14 months of average battery life and average parts cost per car of $10, $20, $30, and $40 in years one through four respectively. Further assume that we used accelerated depreciation (sum-of-the-years digit method) with $100 salvage after 4

A management consultant specializing in the golf industry, Richard A. Newell was formerly treasurer of the largest golf car dealer in Florida. He practiced public ac- counting with a national firm of certified public accountants for six years. Certified

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