HEM^tky Michigan PGA Section Pros To Hire Executive Director The Michigan PGA Section has voted to increase dues and hire an executive director beginning in September. At its fall meeting, Roger Van Dyke of Flint Club was elected president, taking over from Tom Talkington, Barton Hill Country Club. Van Dyke said the officers had been studying the possibility of an executive director for the past year. He said the section feels this is the direction that should be taken, because the section has become a Otto Mercer of Bowie Industries recently presented Bowie knives mounted on bigger and bigger job to run, and a plaques to the president and past presidents of the Builders of problems for the officers to handle America. From left, Henry L. Nielson Jr., Nielson Construction Co., Warwick, alone. The new executive director N.Y.; Robert Vincent of the Robert Vincent Co., Benton, Pa.; Mercer; David Canavan of Moore Golf, Culpeper, Va.; and Frank Underwood of Underwood will have responsibilities for tourna- Golf Course Construction, Bowie, Texas, 1975 president. ment scheduling, increasing purses and organizing operations that will officers elected at the meeting were areas improved. Several greens were benefit all section members. Other Jim Appleton, Washtenaw Country changed; some are now smaller and Club, secretary; Jim Dewling, Great others larger than before. Mounds RAKE OUT Oaks Country Club, treasurer; Hal for spectators have been created in YOUR Whittington, Burr Oaks Golf Club, back of several greens. , SANOTRAP RAKE first vice president; Greg Matthews, Tour player Bob Murphy, who yWORRIES! Kalamazoo Elks Country Club, se- won last year's Gleason tourna- EZI El E* cond vice president; Norm Bennett, ment, said after playing the course Katke County Club, Jack Rosely, the most significant change is the SAND TRAP RAKE Traverse City Country Club, and removal of a mound on the ninth Bernie Shirle, Owosso Country hole. He was referring to a mound handle, Club, at-large vice presidents; Ben 200 feet long and up to eight feet in light PLASTIC Lula, Country Club of Detroit, Jeff height that was parallel to the fair- weight. WEATHER- Golfer can Voss, Riverside Country Club and way and to the left of the landing rake trap PROOFED Ron La Pari, Battle Creek Country area of the pros' drives. Because it while Club, directors. was opposite a fairway bunker, the holding club in other hand. landing area was only 15 yards wide. Players Okay Turf Changes Virtually every player in past tour- To Inverrary Country Club naments took a long iron, or a three or four wood off the tee to lay up Four players from the PGA Tour short and then selected a stronger have placed their stamps of ap- club for the second shot into the proval on changes made to the East green on the par-four, 438-yard Course of the Inverrary County hole. Club specifically for the 1976 Tour- Following a test round PGA of- nament Players Championship ficials decided on another change. Sturdy, attractive, won't ^ which opens on the site Feb. The rough surrounding the greens rust, yet low in cost. Rake-Ezee stands erect on point, reminds golfer to 25. Some of the changes will interest will be eliminated for the TPC, thus rake trap. Fully guaranteed with tough pros and superintendents across the making the course similar to Pine- plastic head. See your distributor, or write: country. hurst No. 2, where the World Open Alterations were made to 14 is played. Rough along the fairway NORTH CENTRAL holes since the 1975 Jackie Gleason will be allowed to grow at Inver- ^Plasties Inverrary Classic. The modifi- rary. The turf will be shaved down EUENDALE, MINNESOTA 56026 cations include the extension and to Vi inch, the same as the fairways. changing of several tees. The fair- Players will have to be more ac- Circle 161 on free information card ways were widened and the landing curate with their approaches. 40 GOLFDOM MAGAZINE 2/76