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A cad die scholarship plan of Fred Corcoran, Ladies' PGA patterned after tlic Chick Tournament Mgr.; George Ja- Evans Scholarship cobus, Ridgcwood (N.J,) CC Foundation of the Western pro and former pres., PGA; and Golf Assn. is to he established "Pinky" Pencovic, energetic for New York state . . . West Coast golf salesman. It'll be known as the Gene Pros think they have their Sarazen Caddie Scholarship troubles, but so do the manu- Foundation . . . Well deserved facturers ... One cluh manufac- honor for Gene who in all his time of pro glory has never for- turer told at N. Y. Sports Goods' dealers' show about his gotten that as a graduate of HERS GRAFFIS the caddie pens he has the ob- company getting an order for ligation of being a good example and help- a certain model of 4- which ful to kids who follow him . . , Organizers wasn't in stock so some bright guy in the of the Sarazen Caddie Scholarship Founda- shipping department filled the order with tion are Marshall Bachenheimer, James two 2-irons . . . Another yarn at the show Abbott, Gerald Shattuck, Sidney L. Wain, may have a tip for pros . , . A dealer who Ed Sullivan, Harry Wismer, Bill Corum, had more tennis balls than he could sell got Joe Williams and Wm. Fitzglbbcns . . . rid of them by displaying them with a sign Gene didn't know anything about the fund telling that the tennis balls were fine exer- being started until plans were completed cisers for strengthening a golfer's grip. and the fund-raising work started. John Ruddy succeeds Frank Newell as running the Park-Shera- pro at Fircrest CC, Tacoma, Wash. . . ton golf school at New York while his Dave Killen from Olympia, Wash., to be team-mates Willie Goggin and Ben Roman pro at Laurel GC, Eugene, Ore. . . . are making the tournament circuit. , . One of the biggest opening open house Jack's lesson appointment book is con- affairs golf business ever saw was the tinuously filled but he'd like to get back on a home club pro job. . . now in debut party of Wilson Sporting Goods* her 21st year of competitive golf. . . She New York sales quarters at 345 Hudson played in her first competitive event when St. . . . Very nifty layout arranged for she was a kid of 13. . , She looks great convenient work and plenty of It and for now after a rest from heavy schedule of excellent display. tournaments and exhibitions. . . The girl pros are the hardest workers in golf. . . Jim Gallagher, veteran clubmaking ex- Sister Suggs went through a crowded pert, presenting an interesting exhibit of routine on her Hawaiian trip that would bench clubmaker's equipment and supplies have killed five men and three mules, but to the USGA museum, . . Jim says one she recovered quickly. . . Babe Zaharias reason old-time players had such tre- started to play competitive golf too soon mendously strong right hands was on after her serious operation last summer account of sandpapering hickory shafts. and gets tired now. . . Some rest away . . Jack Jolly showed us a poem Dan from the crowds would do our Babe a lot Mackie wrote about a yearning to visit of good is my guess but who am I to be the old home town in and the practicing medicine without a license? memories of boyhood days there. . . It is one of those things that get right into The stork Is going to make a lot of your heart, whether or not you're a Scot. items in the next few months. . . On Mr, . , Dan's brother Jack was too sick to Stork's schedule are dates at the homes hear it before Jack departed for greener pastures. . . The elders will remember how Jack used to quote Bobby Bums when there was a PGA brawl brewing and all was peace and laughs again. . . Jack reciting Burns used to calm down the late Tom Boyd and that required art. . By the way, Jack was best man at Jack Jolly's wedding. . . Jolly is still dapper, dashing and bouncing- with mental and physical vigor. named captain of 1953 British team, . . Francis Gal- lett, pro at Blue Mound CC, Milwaukee, Wis. for 28 years, visited again this winter. . . Gallett halted for his generosity in contributing prizes for com- petitions at his old home town. . . Maurice Boesch now mgr. North Hills CC (Mil- waukee dist.). As usual Phoenix issued most interest- ing and beautiful program of any on the tournament circuit. . . One section again devoted to striking color illustrations of Arizona scenery. . . Carl Wilborg-, former- ly asst. to Lou Strong, Park Ridge (111.) CC, now pro at Quincy (111.) CC. . . Palm Beach Round Robin shifts this year from Wykagyl to Meadowbrook CC, Westbury. L.I. , . . This is the 12th of the Palm jJF af/ower Beach affairs. mairi/etfance cost/

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Address . Ask your BTG GOLF SUPPLr DEALER . . Burdine's, top Mi ami-Mi ami Beach store, tied in with full page newspaper advertising. Allic Reynolds, Yankee piteher, came from behind to beat Alvin Dark, Giants shortstop, for National Baseball players' championship at Miami Springs (Fla.) CC. . . George Abrams, Acushnet bail salesman, and formerly of Cincinnati Reds, won baseball players' title in the inactive major league division. . . George rarely gets a chance to play in the sum- mer but plays every day at Clearwater, Fla., where he lives In the winter. Saul Yuran, mgr., Venetian Hotel, has added to his art gallery of winners when they're in Miami the photographs of Reynolds, Betty Jameson. Beverly Han- son and Mary Lena Faulk. , . George Jacobus again did Grade A publicity job Yet, two men moy wear o sire 9Vi glove, but for Miami on ball players' tournament. . . one will have long, slender finger* and the Area needs plenty of golf publicity as its other will hove short, itubby fingerj. Leather courses with exception of couple of pri- stretches and one size glove will fit both men. vate clubs, are getting too crowded and Gait clubs, however, do not stretch. golf tourists are going elsewhere. . . Yuran picked up big tab for ball players' More and more golfers are turning To tournament but didn't get a bow from Kenneth Smith woods and irons because city's publicity dept. . . . The Stork is they realize the need for clubs made to going to announce new starters before fit their physical characteristics , . . their natural swing. Kenneth Smith clubs ore handmade to fit your customer's individual measurements, scientifically matched and all clubs in a set identically swing bal- anced. No other clubs are so made and PHILLIPS so balanced. Why don't you sell more CAM LOCK Kenneth Smith clubs?

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KEN SHOP SUPPLIES help the Pro, too Th> Answer Write for handy Supply Order Form to Lti Spike* CAM LOCKS hive bean added to Iht regular LARGE BASE spike The CAMS Sold spike fait In position. Wilt nor rough sole. F. C. PHILLIPS. INC. STOUGHTON, MASS. long. . . The Chick Harberts and the Give them a Jack Burke, jrs. will joyously sponsor the newcomers. Talk about rhoenix is that if PGA WARM-UP HOLE tournaments go to §15,000 for 72-hole near the first tee, with an events there won't be any Phoenix Open on next winter's circuit. . . Pro invitation limited to 25 or 30 in field and member- pro affair like Palm Springs is one local suggestion for replacement. . . Others EDERER talking about putting on Seniors* winter tournament on a grand scale. . . Thunder- birds, Phoenix Jaycee organization, made GOLF NETS a profit this year. . . Not as much as on . . . where they can loosen up and get 1952 Open, . . Thunder birds have another eft to a good start . . . where they problem with some members of Phoenix can practice and take lesions when CC and Arizona CC not wanting a tour- you're shy of shag boys. Clubs always nament eliminating members' play for al- profit when play improves. most week at winter season heigh th and THE EDERER "INVINCIBLE" beating up the course. If tournament pros realized headaches sponsors undertake the boys would hold prayer meeting and a gratitude clinic every time a sponsor signed. . . The fel- lows shouldn't complain about the courses. . . That incites too many spon- sors and potential sponsors to complain- ing about tournament pros, bringing criti- cism that's sometimes bitter and imjusti-

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Al Mengert, runner-up to Jack West- land for 1952 National Amateur title, signed by Claude Harmon as asst. at Winged Foot CC (NY Met dist.). . . Mengert will make next winter's tour. . . Fred Wa ring's Shawnee Inn & CC, Shawnee -on-D el aware. Pa., to have 30th annual Shawnee Invitation May 7-10. . . Bill Waite Memorial Invitation and Na- tional Old Masters' to be played at Shawnee Sept. 8-13. Many clubs have spring fashion shows

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C.S.I GOLF NEo^oRK Solon Center Bldg. • Solon, Ohio live. Office.' S36 Terminal Tower Cleveland 13, Ohio Ame'iiu's olJnl «nif txrlniitr t luhm.t/;. guests and every one of them must be kept happy." Several Chicago district semi-private course owners met recently at Sarasota, Fla., to discuss plans for this year's operations. . . Wall Street Journal quotes golf goods makers at N.Y. Sports Goods Show as saying golf is still going strong but is being slowed by lack of courses. . . Phil Young, Acushnet ball pres., winter- ing at Coral Gables, Fla., and fully re- covered from illness. . . Phil's playing a lot of golf, has changed from sailing to power-boating in his Sparrow and has added croquet as another sideline to his golf game.

A. B. (IHonk) Keith, pro-mgr., Hughes Club GC, 5334 LeeJand ave., Houston S3, Tex., opening second 9 this month. . . Keith and few other members — all em- ployees of Hughes Industries, laid out course, supervised construction. , . Club- house and course 17 miles from Houston. . . Has 160 active on golf teams playing intra-eompany and other matches against Houston area industrial teams, . . Keith would be glad to compare notes with those operating or planning golf facilities and programs for other companies. . .

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THE LEXOL KLEARFLAX CARPETS CORPORATION AND RUGS, DEPARTMENT G., 289 Bloomfield Avenue Caldwell, New Jersey DULUTH 7, MINNESOTA The Hughes club includes recreation fa- cilities for all members of employees' families. . . Hughes colored employees also have fine club of which they're very Double* practice proud. . . No yet at this club. BAG- time. Shags, bags ball with single Nothing1 like a good healthy, innocent error to prove that GOLFDOM is read by motion. So stoop! experts. . . A Miiorganite ad in GOLF- DOM referred to Franklin Hills CC (De- SHAG troit dist.) in the copy and had, by mis- take, an illustration of the Los Angeles a natural for pro CC north course. . . We heard about that plenty, but pleasantly, for which we're shop selling thankful. SIX MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS Albert Allen, supt., Kern wood CC (Eos- ton dist.) on faculty at University of I. Cast Aluminum Handle. 2. Massachusetts Winter School of Green- Plates—-24 gage steel. 3. Deeper keeping at Amherst. . , This pioneer school started by Prof, Lawrence S. furrows for canvas support. 4. Dickinson has done more for golf course Stronger canvas. 5. Harele r metal maintenance and supts. all over the nation in tube. 6. Double tool steel than ever has been generally recognized. spines. . . Dick showed his fellow-workers how to make use of research and with a bunch ALL PARTS REPLACEABLE of veterans in course maintenance made Retail price $15 a tremendously valuable tie-up of class- room and field work on courses. . . The r d ° r e" HOWARD CAPPS CO. influence of the Dickinson work has reached far and continues to be one of fram P.O. Box 1246 (Continued on page 124) maker— Richmond, Calif. MELFLEX can supply promptly its leaders in underfoot safety and service:

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Write us your needs. We'll quote you at direeMront' MELFLEX PRODUCTS CD., Inc. factory prices which we offer t. E. Warford, Piei. golf ond country club*. 410 S. BROADWAY . . . AKRON B, O In Canada "P 0 Baa *1 1. Ft WiSlicn oni SPALDING STEPS UP 1953 AD BUDGET Fee Golf Assn., thru their pres., Ralph The A, G. Spalding IS53 advertising Melin, (mgr. Chesterfield CC, Glenview, campaign will step up its consumer adver- 111.) sent invitations to several hundred tising budget more than 50% over 1952 fee course officials to attend association's and put particular emphasis on helping winter meeting at Sarasota, Fla. Despite the professional sell more Spalding mer- short notice fee owners from nine states chandise. attended. . . High interest in exchange of The campaign will reach every age operating ideas and in solving common group with a total of more than 75,000,- problems points toward far greater at- 000 messages through national magazines tendance at next winter meeting for such as the Saturday Evening Post, Time, which an important program of discus- Newsweek, Holiday and Esquire which sions is planned. will carry 24 color ads during the height of the selling season. In addition, over James Laws on, former supt. at Mis- 100 advertisements will run in nine con- quamicut GC, Watch Hill, R.I., recently sumer sport publications. The majority died suddenly. In addition to his wife, Of the ads in 200 college newspapers will Mr. Lawson is survived by his son, be on golf. Lawson is survived by his son, William The first ad of the series will be on Lawson and tw:o daughters . . • Aisx Wil- Spalding's newly designed Synch ro-Dyned golf clubs. It appeared as a two-color mot, pro at Northernaire CC, Three Hi vers. page in the February 28th issue of the Wis., assumes new duties at Beloit (Wis.) Saturday Evening Post and is to run later CC ,.. Ralph Hummer building new course in color pages in Time, Newsweek, Holi- for Dallas Athletic Club and also for new day, Esquire and other publications. Sub- club in Oak Cliff, Dallas .. . Press Maxwell sequent ads will feature Top-Flite golf remodeling Oklahoma City G&CC With clubs and Dot and Top-Flite golf balls. four nsiv greens and dozen new tecs plus traps, in advance of USGA Nat. Amateur UPJOHN NAMES TWO SALES REPS. Championship Sept. 14-19. The Upjohn Company. Chemical Sales Miami (Fla.) CC thru after this season Dept., announces the addition of two new sales representatives. Mr. Ralph A, Pet- . . . To be subdivided . . . Members bought rone for the Eastern states and Mr. Eu- the club in 1945 for $175,000 . . . County gene W. Zylstra for the Midwestern Commission in 1950 appraised the 113.19 states. These representatives are calling acres at Jl,115,000 for county purchase . . . on golf course superintendents and dis- Los Angeles Board of Supervisors orders tributors to promote the sale of Up John's condemnation and purchase of Western new antibiotic turf fungicide, Acti-dione Ave, public course so it will be kept as a Fer rated. course instead of being subdivided,

Wilmington (Del). Sportswriters award SWINGING AROUND GOLF a trophy as the state's out- (Continued from page 37) standing athlete of 1953 . . . When Dave the big constructive factors in modern was on the tournament circuit the trophy course maintenance. was accepted for him by his father, pro at Harry Rimmer, pro at Marshall (Mich.) Rock Manor CC for 32 years, CC died during early January. . . Leonard Supts and chairmen at GCSA conven- "Brownie" De Bruyne, over a quarter tion said carelessness of members adds century supt. at Ridge CC, Chicago dist., considerable unnecessary expense in keep- died late in December. . , Emil Fraccaro, ing course well groomed and in good con- formerly at Olympia Fields is new man- dition . . . Members far worse than caddies ager at Park Ridge (Chgo, dist.) Glen as source of untidiness . . . Supts- said that O, Gunderson replaces Fraccaro at Olym- with waste containers handy to tees it's not pia. . . Alfred Tull engaged to construct unusual where refreshment stands are be- the fifth 18-hole course at Bethpage tween 9 th gre^n and 10th tee for tractor (N.Y.) State Park. Tull says that the operators to have to dismount and pick up general plan of the new layout prepared empty bottles as far away as 13th green. by Joseph Burbeck was so good that it was adopted with few changes. . . To fit A! Wyman from Danville (111.) CC to in Bethpage's newest 18 it will be neces- Edgewood GC, Fargo. N. D„ as supt.-pro- sary to build 24 new greens. . . Sam mgr. . . , Leif Halvorsen to Oakwood CC, Spencer, foimerly pro at Irem Temple Dodson, Mo., as mgr. . . . Buck Worsham CC, Dallas, Pa., building 9-hole course on from Atlantic City (N. J.) CC to Pelham his farm at Dallas which will open this (N. Y.) CC pro job . . . Wilbur (Dutch) summer as Lehman CC. . , Chicago Daily (Continued on page 127) • BENT GRASS • WILLIAM B. LANGFORD GOLF COURSE ARCHITECT Stolons and Sod. Washington— CI — and other recommended strains. Balanced Topogro phical Design Member [ Amcrkan Society n( Culf Couran Architect* HIRAM F. GODWIN Telephone i KEratone 9 f>.~>0 1 22366 Grand River Ave., Detroit 19, Mich. 2405 Grace Street, Chicago. Illinois

Hood, Buck's asst. at Atlantic City, pro- ily . . . A family can enjoy the many fine moted to pro spot with Leo Frazer also facilities of the club for as little as $3 a handling part of pro job from which he was promoted to presidency of the club. week. Max Parsons now supt. Algonquin CC Marty Lyon, Llanerch CC (Philadelphia {St. Louis dist.). He succeeds Oscar Bow- dist.) pro out of hospital and in par physi- man who is supervising construction of 18- cal condition following operation . . . hole private club at Ladue, Mo. (St. Louis There's been play on the Pine Valley course dist.) and will remain as supt, . , , Jim every week for 8 years . . . E. R. Steiniger, Brandt from Indianapolis (Ind.) muny op- Pine Valley supt, applies vegetable dye erations to be supt,, Danville (HI.) CC . . . when greens go off color hut are otherwise in interview with Associated in good condition .., A1 Linkogel resigns as Press sports writer Will Grimsley, says supt., Westwood CC (St. Louts dist.) to de- there's got to be more public golf at mod- vote entire time to his nursery, course, erate prices or people will get discouraged lawn and garden supply business . . . Al's and quit the game and municipal authori- succeeded at Westwood by his former asst. ties will flop sadly on job of providing facil- Ralph Sehrt . . . Howard Beckett who re- ities for pursuit of health and happiness tired from pro duties at Capital City CC, . . . Gene says municipalities will have to Atlanta, Ga., is concentrating on supt. re- build new courses on cheap land farther out sponsibilities for the club.., George Smith, . . . With superhighway development the Capital City supt. for about 40 years, has courses won't be hard to reach . . , Gene retired on pension. says it may take President Eisenhower to Wayne Stiles who as a member of the give impetus to needed new construction of firm of Stiles and Van Kleek, and individu- public courses as one of the country's ur- ally, was responsible for architecture of gently needed recreation facilities. numerous fine courses, died recently at Norman Johnson, supt., San Jose CC, Wellesley, Mass. . , . His earlier courses Jacksonville, Fla,, supervising remodelling were mainly in New England and New of Sawano CC, Quincy, Fla., from 9 to 18— York...The Stiles and Van Kleek firm did Johnson also working with Duval County some excellent jobs in the south, too . . . (Jacksonville) on course now In blueprint After the two architects went into busi- stage . , . Joe Dowe from Denver (Colo.) to ness individually Stiles designed, built and Boulder (Colo.) CC as pro . . . GCSA un- managed a course in South America but decided whether or not to have outdoor lately had been inactive. demonstrations of equipment at Its 1954 Joint meeting of Philadelphia and New national convention and equipment show at Jersey supts.' assn. scheduled for Hercules Miami, Fla., Jan. 3-8 . . . GCSA now has CC, Wilmington, Dela. with O. J. Noer as more paid-up members than ever before in program lieadliner ,.. Delaware State Am- history of supts.' assn. . . . More than TOO ateur championship at Hercules CC Jnne . . . Dues are $35 a year, Including $1000 8-13 . . , Hercules club one of nation's fore- life insurance. most industrial recreation operations with Some GCSA former members who some feature for every member of the fam- (Continued on page 130)

DAIRY- ORGANIC COM POST—Processed Nature's way.—not pulverized, not dehydrated, merely • MEYERS 52 ZOYSIA • screened. Alive with bacteria, valuable trace min- erals and hormones. Feeds instantly, no odor, will Zoysia Matrella Tlfton 57 Bermuda • ot burn — the hest true organic cow manure TiHon 127 Bermuda and compost produced. Only $6 :)(J per 100 lbs. (2 - 50 lb. bags) delivered anywhere in the United St. Augustine Grasses States. Smaller package, bulk, ton or carload prices on request. MERRY GRASS NURSERY DAIRY-ORGANIC COMPOST Menomonee Foils, Wis. Spring Hill, Ala. mm MARCH, 1953 The Businei* Journol of Golf

Gulf Hills Hotel and Golf Course at Ocean Springs, Miss., has a right Front to boast of an 18-hole course richly endowed with scenic splendor. Cover This view loots from the tee toward the green on the 187 yd., par 3, 17th hole.

Swinging Aronnd Golf By Herb Graffis 3 Greatest Educational Program Presented at 1953 GCSA Meet 39 "Biggest" Little Shop «r George Lake 44 USGA Business Sessions Fill 3 Days; Re-elect Heffellingcr 48 What the Superintendent Has Done for Golf By Joseph C. Dey 51 Siwanoy Builds Members and Kerrigan a Super Shop 56 Invitation Tournament That Runs Smoothly By Harold Claxen 60 "Operation Zoysia" Exhibit "A" in Cooperation By Willis H. Glover 65 Counter That Sells and Stores 72 Cool Season Grasses in Today's Turf By H. B. Musser 74 Pinch lira t's New Shop 10 Club Managers Seek Answers lo Problems at Annual Meet 84 What Club Officials Don't Know About Course Labor Bjr Frank W. TuU 86 1953 Turf Conferences —- - 88 Green Section Policy Now Accents Service at Clubs 90 What Use Can Be Made of Lessons of Experience? By James E. Thomas 97

SWINGING AROUND GOLF popular pro at Blue Hill CC, Orangeburg, If, Y., now teaching third son, Konald, (Continued from page 127) proper grip on baby size clubs . . . Kans, dropped out because of dues increase that Turf Assn. holds next meeting at Rolling pinches on their salaries and their own pay- Hills CC, Wichita . . . Arnold E. Toole new ment of local and national meeting ex- pro-mgr, at Oxford (O.) CC . , , March of penses mainly for benefit of their clubs Dimes got big support from Paul Jones, now want to rejoin as clubs are including pro at Meadow brook CC, Lubbock, Tex., supts, assn. membership fees in course through hole-In-one tourney . . , John budget.,. Present GCSA rule is to readmit Sliorey, pro at ABentown (Pa.) muny, or- only on payment of dues for year's mem- ganizing industrial golf league . . . O. B. bership lapsed which makes it awkward Fitts retires as supt. of Columbia CC, for supts. to ask clubs to pay their back Chevy Chase, Md,, on doctor's orders, and dues , . . GCSA officials trying to find the will carry on as turf consultant, a job for happy answer, which he is well qualified , . . O. B, spent Kansas Turf association has voted $100 five yrs, in turf research with USGA Green for research at Kansas State college in Section and 25 yrs. in practical manage- Manhattan . .. Similar grants in 1951 and ment at Columbia CC. 1952 . . . K-State, the turf association, and Figures submitted by all members of the the USGA sponsor the research program Golf Ball Mfgrs. Assn. show total of 1,- at the college to develop better turf for 845,687 doz. golf balls sold during calendar lawns, parks, athletics fields, golf courses, year of 1952 , , . Spencer Murphy, Glen and cemeteries. Oaks CC, L. L, adds Bill Collins from Philly Amateurs interested in entering eighth dist. and Bob Taylor, Waterville, Me., to annual Azalea Invitational Golf Tourney his staff . , . Bud Geoghegan, Crestmont to be held March 26-29, are invited to con- CC pro. Orange, N. J., to start series of tact Itear Adm. W. S. Popham, CC of night golf clinics in NMCA, Newark, N. J. Charleston, S. C. . . . Minn. GCSA Annual . . . Barney Leiss, Metuchen (N. J.) CC pro Turf Conference at Curtis Hotel, Minne- fills new job as pro-supt, at Jersey CC, apolis, March 11-13 . . . Clias. Marzolla, Paterson. N. J.