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Briefi continued from page 13 facturing facility in June. "We see this expan- sion as not only an expansion of employees and facilities. We see this as an expansion of customer commitment," said Bill Szarowicz, the company's vice-president.

Institute hopes to open facility The California Water Institute, an irrigation research facility at Fresno (Calif.) State Uni- versity, announced it hopes to open an Inter- national Center for Water Technology by 2006. The institute would be a consortium of researchers at three state universities in the San Joaquin Valley in California that would focus on researching improvements in irrigation for agricultural, municipal and The Jack Collection commercial uses, including courses and landscaping. MUSEUM CELEBRATES GOLDEN BEAR'S MYRIAD ACHIEVEMENTS

Toro beats estimates By Larry Aylward, Editor Bloomington, Minn.-based The Toro Co. said (Above) scans a few of its net second-quarter earnings beat its pre- ou know you've made it the many trophies he has won during vious estimates and allowed the company to when they build a museum revise its full-year estimate upward. his illustrious career at the museum in Yin your honor. Well, Jack his honor. Excluding a one-time tax benefit, Toro re- Nicklaus, winner of 100 golf tour- ported an 11.6-percent increase per share naments around the world (includ- it," the 62-year-old Nicklaus said. of $36.4 million or $2.78 per dilutive share ing 18 Majors), "made it" a long "But to stand in front of a building compared to $32.9 million or $2.49 per dilu- that represents everything that hap- tive share. Net sales increased 2.3 percent time ago. But now the greatest compared to last year and 1.1 percent com- golfer ever (until Tiger or anyone pened to you through the years and pared to the first half of 2001. else unseats him) has a building is going to be here a long time be- with more hardware than a Home yond my golf game and my lifetime Deere's profit jump Depot to celebrate his feats. is something pretty special." Moline, Ill-based Deere & Co. reported an Nicklaus officially cut the ribbon It's downright scary how many 11 -percent increase in its worldwide net in- on the Jack Nicklaus Museum on trophies, plaques and ribbons Nick- come for its second quarter ended April 30. May 20. The museum is located, ap- laus has won for playing golf like Net income was $141.8 million or $.59 per propriately, on The Ohio State Uni- few people can. He joked that there's share compared to $103.6 million or $.43 per versity campus in Columbus, Ohio. nothing left to display in his house. share last year. Still, the company predicted The Golden Bear, of course, was born But there's no way all the hardware flat results for the year. and raised in Columbus and shined as could fit in his house. "I'm lucky Report urges nitrogen, a collegiate golfer at Ohio State. that my mother and wife are pack phosphorous reduction During the private grand-open- rats," he said. ing celebration of the museum, The trophies include Nicklaus' A National Academy of Sciences' National Research Council report urges the federal Nicklaus said he was humbled by first for winning the Scioto Club government to reduce nitrogen and phos- the bricks and mortar that housed Juvenile Tournament when he was phorous pollution in the nation's waters by at everything from his birth certificate 10 and his last Major title for win- least 25 percent in the next 25 years. From to a green jacket for winning one of ning the 1986 Masters when he 1960 to 1990, nitrogen content doubled his record six Masters. was 46. with fertilizer use accounting for more than "Its one thing to play a game and Of course, there's a ton of brass 50 percent of the increase, the report stated. maybe think you did pretty well at Continued on page 20 Off The Fringe

Continued from page 16 "Every time he has set foot on the Architects Have and silver in between those awards, over the last 40 years, he m m as well as the green jacket. has conducted himself every minute of Wide Worries Nicklaus said he was surprised to see that time in a way that you would | IJ olf course architects have the jacket in the museum because the want players to conduct themselves," | protested about the increased green jackets aren't allowed to leave that Finchem said. "That's why so many ^IflB length of golf courses. Now mecca in Augusta, Ga. "I don't know players look to Jack as a role model." they re protesting about courses' in- how it got here, but there's a green jacket Former LPGA Commissioner creased widths, too. in the museum," Nicklaus told attendees. Charlie Mechem Jr. borrowed a line Architects say the 'long ball" is the While the museum features several from Tiger Woods' to describe Nick- problem. They may go farther, but high- wings, including the Masters room, laus. "Tiger called him a champion's tech balls that are poorly hit also go far- the Nicklaus family room and the champion." Then Mechem added, ther off-line. That's what architects say Nicklaus Design room, it doesn't in- "No one has ever or will ever bring to they must contend with in new designs. clude a space for sportsmanship. Most the game a greater combination of The American Society of Golf all of the speakers attending the mu- skill, dignity, professionalism or Course Architects projects that at least seum's christening spoke of Nicklaus' sportsmanship than the Golden Bear." 20 percent more space is now required ability to be a good sport. To celebrate the opening of the mu- to design golf courses to accommodate "He's the greatest loser I've ever seum, Nicklaus went out a few days todays high-tech equipment and balls. seen," Gary Player said. "A great foot- later and shot a one-under- 71 on The more space, the more main tenance ball coach once said, 'Show me a the opening day of his tournament, the for superintendents. good loser, and I'll show you a non- Memorial Tournament, held at nearby "The consensus is that most archi- winner.' Well, I beg to differ. It's so Muirfield Village GC, the outstanding tects are now designing fairway corri- easy to be a good winner, but it takes track he designed nearly 30 years ago. It dors 50 yards wider than they did just courage and grace to be a good loser." was the first time Nicklaus broke par at a decade ago to provide the space PGA Commissioner Tim Finchem the tournament in five years. necessary to contain todays off-line said Nicklaus is golf's ultimate role He can still play. But is there room balls," says Jay Morrish, president of model for conduct on the course. left in the museum for more trophies? ASGCA.

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