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The PGA Championship at for years and with his team- ^Minneapolis GC was the top mates, Supt. Herb Cohrs, Mgr. financial performance in the Stuart Johns and Caddie-Mas- 41 years of PGA title events ter Bob Henches worked out . . . The purse, $51,375, was a very expert operating pro- second only to the Masters gram . . . PGA from July 30 $76,100 . . . Bob Rosburg's through Aug. 2 is held at the $8,250 for the winning 277 worst time of the playing sea- (3 under par) was the biggest son for course condition and top money for a PGA cham- risk of turf troubles but Cohrs pionship . . . The crowd for had the layout almost at the the week (including practice pinnacle . . . Herb's team- rounds) 49,780, was a record mates in the Minnesota GCSA . . . About 4,000 more tharv HERB GRAFFIS contributed free and expert aid last year at Llanerch . . . Approximately in supervision and work at each green . . . $200,000 (gallery, program, TV, conces- They also deserve a glowing expression sions, clubhouse revenue) was gross in- of gratitude from the PGA . . . Tourna- come. ment program edited by Otis Dypwick Minneapolis GC officials and members and packed with advertising by Jon Hall, have due them the deep thanks of the Carroll App Associates, was a job that PGA and of clubs that will be host to really had something in it instead of be- future PGA national championships . . . ing a sandbagging racket. In revising the championship financial ar- The Pinkertons, who do so well at the rangement so club officials and members Masters, were embarrassingly inept at the have incentives to do the vast amount of PGA . . . One of their comical perform- work required for a championship, PGA ances was in giving maximum security to officials got realistic and put their tourna- free lunch turkey sandwiches in the press ment on a businesslike basis . . . Stewart tent to the extent that PGA working press J. Mcintosh, Minneapolis GC pres., Vern badges weren't good at the PGA's own Evans, tournament gen. chmn., and their championship . . . Another clownish job colleagues have the distinction of showing by the Pinkertons had as its victim a a tournament profit for their club that chmn. of the 1960 PGA championship possibly exceeds the net to clubs holding who was studying how a tournament the eight previous championships. should be conducted . . . The height of PGA championship was operated about silliness was attained by an armed Pinker- as nearly as possible to perfection . . . ton employee annoying guests in the club- Gunnar Johnson, the club's veteran pro, house in officious search of credentials. had been getting closeups at tournaments In Golfing's poll of golf writers, Walt

FRONT COVER — The Palm Springs area of California which boasts of more fairways, tees, greens per acre than any community in the country, becomes the golf capital of the world once the snow starts flying in other climes, according to the local chamber of commerce and GOLFDOM others devoted to beating the drums for fine desert liv- ing. You have your choice of swinging at such places as Thunderbird, the first fairway of which is seen on the 33rd Year cover, Bermuda Dunes, Eldorado CC, Indian Wells, Palm Springs GC, La Quinta, Cochran GC, Shadow Mountain September, 1959 and O'Donnell GC. Ryder Cup matches will be played at Eldorado, Nov. 2-8.

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Golfdom J known professional at Westview CC, Mi- ami, Fla., died recently following an op- r eration . . . Jimmy E. Thompson, pro at SPEED REGULATOR Stockdale CC, Bakersfield, Calif., and well known as one of the livest club pro busi- nessmen, is moving to Rancho, Los An- geles municipal course, as professional . . . Harold Sanderson, 56, pro at Canoe Brook CC recently won the New Jersey PGA Coverage Control championship with 279 (5-under) at Fors^jj gate CC ... He beat A1 Mengert by a of Each Sprinkler stroke . . . Harold's always been a fine player but this was his first big victory. Buckner's exclusive Carl H. Anderson, Miami, has designed Speed Regulator con- an 18-hole par 3 course to be built on trols water distribution Duck Key, near Marathon, Fla., as a fea- rate in 90° segments of ture of a deluxe residential development circle for best effective . . . Anderson also has designed a Par 3 , fairway coverage pat- for the Safari motel at Miama Beach . . . tern with no overwater- Almost 400 Evans scholars and alumni golfed, dined and discussed caddie scholar- You get more water where sprinklers do ships with Western Golf Assn. officials at not overlap, less where they do. An ex- George S. May's Tam o' Shanter GG, cellent single line sprinkler with Chicago, Aug. 28 ... By the way, George BUCKNER'S Quick Coupler and One- S. offers in his club $100 to any member Piece Quick Coupling Valve. who will sign a statement that he saw a golf car driven onto the front of a green during a rain. MFG. CO., INC. Mike Souchak and Shelly Mayfield P. O. Bo* 232, Fresno, California are favored candidates to succeed Ed Dudley at Dorado Beach CC, Puerto SAVE TIME AND MONEY Use a Scotts Spreader

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6 Golfdom Rico . . . David Swords, pro-supt. at Wapakoneta (O.) CC for the past six years, resigning to enter the ministry . • . He begins classes at Gulf Coast Bible Col- lege, Houston . . . Prior to serving at Wapakoneta, Swords was asst. to Herman Keiser and Floyd March at Ohio clubs . . . Will Cowen, father of Henry, president of MacGregor Golf, recently was hailed in Milwaukee on his 78th birthday . . . Will, as a Goldsmith and MacGregor of- ficial, did a lot to make sports business big. Columbine CC, Denver, gets 1961 Wo- men's Western Open . . . For ninth consecutive years entries in USGA Junior championship set a record . . . This year A LIFT WITH DAVIS 1,368 boys in 12-17 age group filed en- GRASS SEED! tries for championship at Stanford Uni- versity course, Palo Alto, Calif. . . . • Davis grass seed will give Larry Lee, 17, of Indian Canyon CC, your greens, tees and fairways that needed lift after a Spokane, won . . . He carried his own bag hot scorching summer sun. Let every round except the 18-hole final when us take care of your fall seed- be had a caddy ... He defeated Michael ing requirements. V. McMahon, Atlanta, for the title. Country Club, Inc., Dallas, club or- ganizing, building and management company which will build 90 holes at Deau- ville CC in San Fernando Valley (Los

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io the filming to win the US Open and PGA title . . . Bobby Locke and Snead playing for TV in Oct. Eddie Hruz, owner-pro-mgr., Marsh- field (Wis.) CC has bought Chilton (Wis.) CC . . . Eddie is on his way to being a golf magnate . . . There are at least nine professionals who own courses with earnings that are higher than the top tournament player's annual income. Ladies PGA members get TV deal pro- posals involving $500 cash per girl for signing . . . Bright young ladies say they want to see the money in cash instead of sharing a beautiful dream with promoters . . . Men pros who haven't seen Ladies PGA tournaments for a couple of years will be tremendously impressed by the smart looks of the girl pros . . . They ought to make a good-looking, interesting TV show. Bob Hudson, Portland (Ore.) food magnate and international pro golf angel, 25 Min. Versus 4 Hours will spend $30,000 being host to British PGA team playing in this fall's Byder Cup Which Do You Choose? matches, says Bob's pal, Henry Cotton, in When you're ready to aerify your greens, how Golf Illustrated of London . . . Hudson is much time do you want it to take per green? 25 a British PGA vp . . . Dai Rees who was captain of the British Byder Cup team, minutes or 4 hours? which won in 1957, and of the losing Of course, you want the job to be completed in a few minutes. Fact is, you NEED to have the job done quickly. There just isn't time to spend hours instead of minutes on this all-important part of turfgrass management.

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16 Golfdom asked by Dearborn (Mich.) Citizens Golf Course committee for land on which to build public course . . . Bristol (Tenn.) CC new 18 opened . . . New clubhouse PHILLIPS being built. Olympia (Wash.) Country & GC opens CAM LOCK new 18 . . . Expect to complete first 9 of CC of Ft. Collins, Colo, by May, 1960 . . . Henry Hughes, Denver, is architect . . . Rockford (111.) Park District commissioners considering building course at GOLF SPIKES Lathrop Park . . . Francis (Curly) Wil- liamson, pro at Forest Hills CC, Rock- ford, is chmn. of committee of Rockford golfers advising the commissioners. Gloucester (Va.) CC, 9-hole establish- ment, bought by Clyde W. Raby, opera- tor of Tabb Iron Works, Hampton, Va. . . . Fairfax (Va.) Board of Zoning Ap- peals gives C. G. Gilbertson permission to build 9-hole course south of Fairfax Town . . . Begin construction of Robin Dale G&CC near Hyattsville, Md. The world's finest and best known. William Bodbey planning 18-hole Will not turn or break apart. course and 142 homes near La Canada, PRO'S CHOICE Calif. . . . Organize Sahdow Hills GC, Canon City, Colo., which is to build 9- hole course . . . Jester Park, near Des F. C. PHILLIPS, INC. Moines, la., to have 18-hole course . . . STOUGHTON, MASS. Bunker Hill state park near Bunside, Ky.,

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June with 11,220 rounds was biggest ly burned battling fire that destroyed month's play at Peoria, 111., North Moor maintenance building and equipment. municipal course since it was opened on C. L. Parris, toy manufacturer of Sa- July 4, 1929, reports pro Bill Kurek . . . vannah, Tenn., and a golf enthusiast, is Alexandria (La.) G&CC spending $140,- building teen-age country club at Savan- 000 on improvement program . . . Pelham nah . . . Club will be called Kadet Teen (N. Y.) CC to spend $200,000 for club- Town & Country Club ... It will he ope- house addition. rated by elected teen-age officials under Walter Kolb, Winged Foot president, guidance of an adult manager . . . 9-hole says club netted $75,000 on 1959 National Par 3 course, practice green, range, among Open . . . Women's Golf Assn. of Palm facilities ... St. Louis Post-Dispatch show- Beach to hold Bessie Fenn tournament an- ing picture of "Easy Ed" Macauley's "Golf- nually in March honoring the beloved Boss land," an 18-hole miniature course on a Bessie who retired recently after 34 years half acre at a shopping center says "Min- iature Golf, Depression Years Pastime as manager of the Palm Beach GC where Makes Elaborate Comeback." she succeeded her father, pioneer Ameri- can pro, Arthur H. Fenn . . . Indian Complete new clubhouse at Traverse Mountain CC 9-hole course at Kresgeville, City (Mich.) G&CC in time for fourth Pa. sold by Alex Traycheck for reported annual Walter Hagen invitation tourna- $60,000 . . . Buyer is Pocono Vacation- ment which draws 200 Michigan ama- land Bealty Co., Mountainhome, Pa., teurs . . . Walter has his summer home President of the Pocono company is Vance near Traverse City . . . Willard (O.) GC C. Megargel who owns several Par-3 opens its 9-hole course designed by Har- courses. old Paddock. Plan to open first 9 of Williamsburg Equipment building and equipment and (Va.) CC in October . . . Alex Watson is supplies of Plum Hollow GC (DetroiL course supt. . . . Pro Jack Murphy of Ves- dist.) burns . . . Loss, $30,000 . . . A.W tavia CC, Birmingham, Ala. to have $40,- other big development, including 18-hole 000 shop built for him as part of club's course, planned for Palm Springs, Calif., expansion program . . . Tony Leonelli, area is Golconda which accents appeal to supt., Tooele (Utah) muny course, severe- "senior citizens." . . . Clarence Ausburn now supt., Columbia, Mo., muny course, Ky., pro and architect. succeeding Leon Hart who resigned. Metropolitan (NY) PGA lost two veter- Dick Mulvaine, for past two years on ans in the passing of Fred Grieve, pro at staff at Las Posas CC, Camarillo, Calif., Glen Head and Tom Vinton of Hempstead named head pro, succeeding Bud Holscher . . . Grieve began his pro career at Lee- who went to Lakeside CC, Los Angeles as wood in 1930, then was at Soundview for pro . . . Ed Dudley resigns as pro at El- three years and had been at Glen Head dorado at Puerto Rico and Rockefeller since the club opened in 1948 . . . Cancer interests will select Ed's successor from took this fine gentleman sportsman . . . among tournament circuit applicants. Vinton came from Scotland in 1929 and Carl Gieson now pro at the new North went on the pro staff at Cherry Valley Shore CC, North St. Louis, Mo., and Har- GC . . . He had been at Hempstead the old Davis formerly of Glen Echo is North past four years. Shore's new supt. . . . Homer Herpel, Greater New Orleans Open sponsors formerly North Shore pro, continues to be talking about raising purse from $20,000 associated with the club in an advisory to $30,000 for next year's April event capacity but will extend his activities in . . . Alex Stewart mgr. of Palo Alto the organization he and Chic Adams (Calif.) Hills GC now being built to plans formed for golf club planning, building of Clark Gasson . . . Bill Deck, former and membership campaigning. asst. at Bethesda Naval Hospital course, Interesting piece in Macon (Ga.) Tele- named pro at Belair G&CC (Washington graph that Harley Bowers wrote about dist.) which recently opened first 9, will the Hugh Moores, Sr. and Jr. . . . Father open second 9 next month and have open and son were pros in baseball before they lighted Par 3 next spring. became golf pros . . . Boston Traveler's Pines CC, Mount Airey, N. C., opens series of biographies of pros in Boston first 9 . . . Ralph Tilley is pro . . . White district drew much favorable comment Lakes, 9-hole semi-private course at To- from golfers in the area . . . Burlington, peka, Kans., popular with personnel at Ky., meeting to organize golf club, gets Forbes Air Force Base, has been sold for details from L. P. Blankensnip, Nashville, subdividing . . . Forbes personnel plan-

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ning to build their own course. James G. Harrison architect of second Fire destroys clubhouse of Goose Creek 9 for 61-year-old Beaver Valley CC, Pat- CC, Leesburg, Va. . . . Estimated loss, terson Heights, Pa. . . . Perry Del-Vecchio, $250,000 . . . Turf Valley CC (Baltimore Jr. recently made an ace at 124 yd. No. dist.) opens new course . . . Clubhouse 3 of Greensburg (Pa.) CC while playing won't be completed until December . . . with his father, Perry, sr., the club's pro- Waynesboro (Va.) CC to open new 9 supt. next May . . . Glenn County Golf Assn. Osceola CC of Broward County, Inc., to plans to build course between Willows and build course at West Hollywood, Fla. . . . Orland, Calif. PGA asks golf writers not to disclose re- Clarence Doser, Woodmont CC pro, col- sults of matches of "World Champion- laborating with Frank Murray in design ship Golf" television program prior to of Motel Washingtonian course near TV showing of the edited films which Rockville, Md. . . . Jack Sobol, pres., NBC stations will show Sunday afternoons Island Spa CC and Hotel, announces that 4:30 to 5:30 beginning Oct. 11 . . . Prize an 18-hole course will be built at the East money for the series is announced as Islip, N. Y. project which also includes a $171,000. hotel and marina . . . Expect to complete Howie Atten opens range on Donges building of Tanque Verde CC course near Bay Road near Port Washington Road in Tucson, Ariz., early next year . . . Guest North Shore area of Milwaukee . . . Pine- cottages and home sites border course. hurst's earliest opening in its 65 years John Grace, supt, representing Bill and will be Sept. 23 . . . 8th annual North & Dave Gordon, architects of Somerset South Seniors' championship for men will County (N. J.) Park Commission course be Oct. 19-24 . . . Field is limited to 320 says the course in Bridgewater township and waiting list for this match play will be opened in July, 1960 . . . Cincin- tournament already is 640 . . . Second am nati Mayor Clancy asks city's park board nual North & South Senior Women's chanW to investigate possibilities of building 9 pionship at Pinehurst will be played Oct. or 18 at Mt. Airy Forest . . . Plan to open 27-29 . . . Field of this Pinehurst medal Compton (Calif.) 9-hole muny course in play event is being raised to 220 from ini- spring, 1960. tial year's 174. Pro-amateur played by Chapman sys- my dismay when I saw the following tem (both players drive, hit each other's paragraph in an old record book: 'Most drive for second, then play out with strokes taken on one hole in championship chosen ball) at Columbia-Edgewater CC, play — Tommy Armour, 21 in 1927 Shaw- Portland, Ore., Sept. 26-27 ... Prize nee Open.' Why on earth didn't you take money for the 36-hole tourney will be your own advice and play the shot you $3200 . . . $1000 first money". . . The had the best chance of playing well?'' event was inaugurated by Jim Chenoweth, Play at Riverside Municipal, Portland, pro at The Dalles CC, last fall with $1500 Me. was booming through June as 12,234 purse . . . Bil Eggers and amateur, Jim rounds had been played . . . Play was up West, of Rose City CC, Portland, won the about 12 per cent with 300 or more con- initial event after play-off with Ed Old- sistently registering on Saturdays and field and amateur, Dr. Ed Palmrose of Sundays . . . Bethlehem Steel course at Astoria CC. Hamburg, N. Y., opened for play June Bannockburn CC, Deerfield, 111., start- 6 . . . It's for supervisory personnel and ing construction of 27 holes and club- 300 persons are expected to regularly use house, with bordering homesites as part of the course . . . About 200 rounds a day project . . . Richard C. Knop is director are being played at University of Buffalo's of golf for Bannockburn CC . . . Bill (Chip Audubon course . . . University bought it Shots) Wallace, oldest and still one of the this spring for $545,000 . . . Course is liveliest of the golf writers, getting an en- open to public and students use it for 10 tertaining combination of Florida golf per cent less than regular fee. news and tournament history in his "Flor- Waynesboro (Pa.) City course to be ida Golfer." . . . Bill's address is Box ready this month . . . Harris Kinley, for- 3819, Miami. mer supt. at Waynesboro CC, supervisor Tommy Armour is laughing about a let- of the 9-hole installation . . . Elma Mea- ter he got from an Australian policeman, dows, 18-hole course in Buffalo area, has A MacDonald, who told Tommy how been completed but won't be open until much the Armour books had improved his 1960 to insure firm turf growth . . . Club- game . . . MacDonald wrote: "So imagine house also is ready . . . Supt. is John E. MONEY BACK GUARANTEE First Flight Steel Power Center is still the greatest! WASTERS LOADED WITH ¿¡HAMPION POWER 3 - TIMES

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Hoskins, formerly of Niagara Frontier CC . . . Tonawanda, N. Y. starting to GOLF CAR RULES build first 9 of planned 18 to supplement WANTED - WHAT its Sheridan Park course . . . This town is ARE YOURS? noted for its fine recreational facilities. Will you please send GOLFDOM a Hyde Park muny course in Niagara copy of your rules governing the oper- Falls had its biggest year in 1958 . . . ation of golf cars? We get many in- Receipts at 27-hole course, which will quiries from club officials, profession- be enlarged to 36, were more than $60,- als, superintendents and managers for 000, an increase of $8,000 over 1957 . . . such rules. Our circulating collection of Shelridge CC, Medina, N. Y., expects to these rules has been lost so we're mak- have first 9 ready early in 1960 . . . ing a revised edition of which we will Membership fees and bonds, to be re- have copies available for your use. tired in 10 years, are financing building Please send the copy of your golf . . . Opening of second 9 at Laurel Pines car operating rules to CC, Laurel, Md., and 9-hole Par 3 at Oak Crest CC, Hillsdale, Md., this sum- HERB GRAFFIS, Editor, GOLF- mer helped to relieve golf pressure in DOM, 407 S. DEARBORN, CHICA- Washington, D. C. GO 5, ILL. Montgomery County, Md., approves purchase of land for 18-hole course . . . private at Tall Pines Inn, Sewell, N. J. Construction of Lakewood CC, near to plans of the Gordons of Doylestown, Rockeville, Md., was to have started in Pa. . . . Surf City, N. J. resort center, plan- Aug. . . . It's to have 18 regulation holes, ning course to be built at Manahawkin Par 3, three swimming pools and club- . . . Princeton (N. J.) CC planning to hqpp house . . . Washingtonian, luxury motel its 27-hole course under construction this near Rockeville, to build 18-hole course fall . . . Real estate and 18-hole course de- to plans of Murray and Roberts ... It velopment planned for Tuckerton, N. J. will be ready in 1961. . . . John Aragona, Norfolk, Va., reports Work started in July on 9-hole semi- that he plans to start housing project and Carolines GCSA members, who held their monthly meeting at Pinehurst CC recently, gathered on this experimental bent green to be photoed. Green was most discussed item at the meeting since several vari- eties of bent were planted here to test their reactions under Pinehurst playing conditions.

18-hole course between Norfolk and Vir- supt. . . . Also recently opened was first ginia Beach . . . Same kind of plans being 9 of Town Isle CC, Syracuse, N. Y. . . . drawn by Charles Ewing for Smyrna-Dov- Plan to start building second 9 this fall er, Dela. region and by M. F. Raines for a . . . Jacksonville (N. C.) CC expects to site near Merchantiville, N. J. have its second 9 ready for play this Paul Yocom and J. C. Mack open 9- month. hole, semi-private between Pottstown and Northern Calif. Senior amateur to be Sanatoga, Pa. . . . Niagara County's new played at Aptos Beach CC, Aptos, Calif., 18, now going in near Lockport, N. Y. Sept. 17-18 . . . More than 100 will play should be ready for 1960 . . . Open first in four divisions . . . W. Lawson Little, 9 of Oakwood-Amherst GC, North Am- Jr., the former USGA Open and Amateur herst, N. Y. . . . Second 9 to be built this champion, is chmn. of the first Babe fall . . . Penfield (N. Y.) CC opened its Didrikson Zaharias Memorial Fund tourn- first 9 on July 4th . . . Swimming pool ament being played Oct. 16-25 in Califor- is now being built . . . Archie Craig is pro- nia for benefit of American Cancer So-

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ciety . . . Amateurs will match their scores Bower . . . Ralph Bond reports that his against those made by men and women Old Orchard C-52 stolons are being plant- pros in exhibition matches played in L. A., ed at the new River Hills &CC, now un- San Francisco, San Diego and Sacramento. der construction at Wausau, Wis. . . . Most of the clubs in the state are partici- C-52 also going in at new 9-hole course pating in the benefit. at Stevens Point . . . Gordon Longville Since 1956 Doug Ford has been out of designed both courses . . . Otto Schael, the money only three times in 109 tourna- former supt. at Wausau CC, is supervis- ments on the PGA circuit . . . And his ing work at River Hills. style is supposed to be slightly unorthodox It was erroneously stated in July Golf- . . . Bob Rosburg, the PGA Champion- dom (page 8) that Paul Barnicle is pro at ship winner, decidedly unorthodox, prac- Mohawk Meadows GC, Greenfield, Mass. tices very little but apparently enough to . . . N. C. Greenwood, Mohawk owner, have picked up $16,500 in the 18 tourna- says that Barnicle is not connected with ments he had played through mid-August the club . . . One of the regular foursomes . . . In 14 of the 25 tournaments Mike at the Municipal course in Monroe, La., Souchak took part in in 1959 he finished totals 310 years of age . . . Dean of the sixth or better . . . His earnings through group is Will Washburn, 86 . . . His part- August were around $50,000 so Mike's go- ners include Joe Washburn and Jack ing to sit out a few so he won't have to Warren, both 78, and a comparative share too much money with the tax grab- youngster, Harry E. Roberts, 68 . . . bers. Roberts plays to an eight stroke handi- Construction started on two Philadel- cap and the other three count theirs in phia semi-private clubs designed by Bill the 16-18 range. ^ and Dave Gordon . . . One is the Tall Second Dorado Beach Invitation tourna- Pines Inn GC, first 9 of which is now be- ment to be played in Puerto Rico, Nov. ing built for Peter McEvoy and son . . . 16-21 . . . This year's event will include Other is Fun Valley CC, an 18-hole course amateurs and there will be a division for being built by S. S. Hansel and Henry both men and women . .. First cup match- September Report AQUA-GRO® A Blend of Non-Ionic Organic Soil Wetting Agents Excellent results with AQUA-GRO are possible providing you are willing to maintain low soil moisture tensions in your soil at all times. The use of AQUA-GRO is fundamental. Either you grow turf under low soil moisture tensions to produce a given result or you don't. Soil moisture tensions are one of the determining factors in water transport, nutrient uptake by the plant. 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Fran- Creek CC job in San Antonio, which he chises are issued at cost of 10 per cent of designed, is now being constructed under gross with $15,000 to $38,000 as a flat supervision of George Hoffman . . . Joe fee . . . Business Week says, "A teach- also has recently blueprinted an 18-hole ing pro heads the instructors who often are course at Perrin AFB, Sherman, Tex., and recruited from college golf teams and is going to supervise building of Glen- amateur ranks and then personally trained haven CC in Houston . . . He's also at by Snead." work designing a 9-hole layout for Pasa- Second annual national amateur golf dena (Tex.) CC. championship of Taiwan (Formosa) Program of the 59th Women's Amateur played at Taiwan G&CC, Taipei, and championship of the USGA, Congressional sponsored by Civil Air Transport, Republic CC (Washington dist.) Aug. 24-29, a fine of China airline, drew field of 320 men job which had, as a top editorial feature, and women golfers from numerous couu* an illustrated article on the history of tries of far east . . . Winner was 44-yefu women's golf fashions in the U. S. . . . old Sgt. Arthur W. Ettinger . . . Gen. This very interesting piece was written Chow, governor of Taiwan; Hugh Grundy, by Eleni, fashion editor, Washington Eve- pres. of CAT. Dr. R. C. Chen, pres. of ning Star. Golf Assn. Republic of China, ambassa- MEMBER OF NATIONAL Ed Barr, Beverly caddiemaster, issues safety helmet GOLF to a caddie assigned to practice range work. FOUNDATION Caddie Helmets Give Kids Protection on Range Caddies at Beverly CC, Chicago, when they are assigned to shagging balls on the FREE Engineering Help practice range are issued helmets of the to install a Low-Cost, type worn by baseball batters. 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Man and wife to take over complete operation Swinging Around Golf of dining room, bar and clubhouse of Kast Coast Country Club, Jewish Membership, on a (Continued from page 88) concession basis. Must be thoroughly experi- into Sturgeon Bay, is having its second enced in f-ountry club operation. Give full de- annual $1500 Cherryland Open at Alpine tails & refprences. Address Ad 010 c/o Golfdom. GC, Egg Harbor, Wis., Sept. 12-13. SALESMEN WANTED: EXPEPI^NCFH S> I F=- MEN WITH PRO SHOP FOLLOWING. COM- Of all the golf course-real estate pro- PLETE LINE OF SPORTSWEAR FOR MEN AND WOMEN. CHOICK TERRITORIES OPEN. 10% jects recently completed or under con- COMM'^SION. ADDRESS AI) 9U <, GOLFDOM. struction Lyford Cay, Nassau, probably WANTED: Distributors and Salesmen. Full line has most expensive lots . . . Property be- of top quality putters. Popularly priced. Ad- tween ocean front and course designed by dress Ad 012 c/o GolHom. . Dick Wilson sells for $300 a front foot . . . Greenkeeper-Superintendent for 18 bole Munici- pal Golf Course located in Central Illinois. Bill Kaiser, H&B golf sales m^r forecasts Position open for 1060 season. State age, back- that Jack Nicklaus and Bob Nicholas are ground, experience >n golf course supervision and maintenance. Address Ad 02(i c/o Golfdom. destined to be two great golfers and get lockerroom gossips and golf writers fre- quently confused by names that sound the MISCELLANEOUS same. FOR SALE — LEASE & BEST EQUIPMENT OF Harold Bosenberg, former champion of OUTSTANDING DRIVING RANGE. FINEST LO- Bryn Mawr CC, Chicago, is active in pro- CATION IN HEART OF LARGE FLORIDA CITY. PRICE $4,500.00. ADDRESS AD 914 c/o GOLF- moting Israel's golf course ... In building OOM. the course the USGA Green Section ad- GOLF COURSE — For sale or lease, 0 holes, vice has been used . . . The late Dr. Massachusetts, excellent income, favorable terms to reputable party. Box 180, Canal Street Sta- Alistair Mackenzie, architect, with Bob tjon. New York 13, N. Y. Jones, designed Boyal Melbourne's two Driving net, deluxe tee and target, used 2 18-hole courses where the International months indoors $225 new — take $100 cash Golf Assn. pro matches will be played F.O.B. R. C. Rogers, Box 485, I.os Alamos, N. M. Nov. 18-21 . . . Architect Dick Wilson WANTED — USED MOLD TO RECOVER BALLS. DOESN'T HAVE TO BE IN PERFECT SHAPE. made a few revisions of holes and selected ALSO WANT RANGE AND MINIATURE GOLF 18 of the club's 36 for the IGA matches EQUIPMENT. WHAT HAVE YOU? WRITE TO PROSPECT GOLF RANGE, WATERBURY ROAD, Unbilled star of the PGA championship PROS»ECT. CONN. was Walter Hagen who came from his Used Golf Balls for Sale — Good for range or summer place near Traverse City, Mich. plav — no cuts. 15 and 20 cents each. Brewer . . . The Haig covered a lot of course in a Golf Shop, 280 DeBaliviere Ave., St. Louis 12, Mo. golf car, held court in the clubhouse and WANTED TO BUY — USED MINIATURE GOLF AND GOLF RANGE EQUIPMENT. ART MARKS, circulated around Minneapolis until 1008 ROSEV1EW. KEWANEE, ILL. dawn's early light . . . The guy still has WANTED — Set of used gang mowers for new color like the aurora borealis and Was No. course, just seeding. Must be in fairly good 1 with the autograph-seekers, most of shape. State price. Address Ad 020 c/o Golfdom. whom were kids who weren't born unti]| Used 1958 Model 732-41 «> battery) Cushman Golf carts $350,000 FOB Springfield, 111. Write or after Walter hung up his clubs but they call Drake-Scruggs Equipment Co., 000 S. 31st got the hunch that the Haig belongs to Street, Springfield, Illinois. Phone LA 8-2536. the ages . . . Barring a touch of arthritis For Sale — Golf Driving Range, Archery Range, in some fingers Walter is in fine health . . . Miniature Trapshoot and Golf Course equipment. Address Ad 923 c/o Golfdom. (Continued on page 90) Vol. 33—Number 9 • September, 1959

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Swinging Around Golf Herb Graffis 3 Superintendent's Situation Improves 23 Horicath Study Shows Cost Increase 26 Teaching Pros Swing from Mental Side 28 I'GA Sets Dates for I960 Business School 30 Public Course Clubhouse Herb Graffis 32 11 Ways Pro Can Upgrade His Work 36 Casper CC Digs Deep for Water Oiner Crane 38 Benefits of Multiple Aerifying O. J. Noer 40 Tanglewood's Golf Package 41 Grau's Answers Fred V. Grau 49 Manufacturing News 73

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Swinging Around Golf Gene and remarked that Gene was demon- strating again that he was the smartest (Continued from page 88) competitor of all the boys . . . Gene He's taken off some from his weight of a usually hits tee shots with a bit of a fade few years ago but still is a stylish, merry, but when he was paired with Bill Collins stout . . . He has an astonishing memory and Fred Wampler, two long-hitting for names, probably knowing more pros young men, Sarazen whammed his drives of a wide range of ages than anybody else with a hook that gave him more yardage in the country. and had him looking younger . . . Every- There was a great reunion of veterans body in the gallery was talking about how when Gene Sarazen, Hagen and Joe Kirk- well and how fast Gene putted . . . Gene, wood, sr., met at the Minneapolis GC . . . Hagen and Kirkwood played many a Joe took a day off from an 11,000 mile championship on greens that weren't as trip during which he'd played 50 trick good for putting as the tees were at Min- shot exhibitions in 58 days . . . He's driv- neapolis CC. ing a Chevrolet Impala now and is en- MacGregor Golf's annual Tourney Club thusiastic about it . . . He is mighty proud party the night before the PGA champion- of the way Joe, Jr., performs in tourna- ship began was the biggest the company ments although Joe, jr., doesn't keep at has put on . . . Pres. Henry Cowen and tourney play steadily enough to bear his staff make great use of their vast down . . . Jim Ferrier, who played in the memories for pro names and faces. PGA as one of his earlier appearances in Ralph Hutchison whose announcing at his return to the circuit says that it will the 18th greens in 11 Masters and 12 take him two months to regain the tourna- National Open tournaments has been ment routine of thinking that brings 4s highly interesting and informative to the and 3s where 6s pop up in the card of galleries introduced a new tournaments the fellow who isn't quite ready. communications service at the PGA . . . Sarazen withdrew after the third round GE portable transceiver radio telephones to get back to his farm . . . After 40 years at several points on the course kept Hutch- of tournamet golf Gene continues to be a ison supplied with hole-by-hole details he delight to watch . . . Kirkwood followed passed along to the gallery at the 18th.