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Firestone CC, Akron, O., Charley Wagner from Stlow: completes 10 acre golf range Hill CC, Wilmington, O. to be including 8000 sq. ft. practice pro at Connersville (Ind.) CC green anil '/2 acre of sodded ... Bob Macdonald had opu- bent tees . . . Supt. Bill Lyons lent winter at his golf school has nursery of Hoffer's bent at in deluxe Algiers hotel, Miami range . . . Lyons recently in Beach, Fla. . . • U. S, Junior hospital for leg operation . . , Chamber of Commerce will Midwest supts. report there have young golfers from sev- was more play last winter eral countries at Its 8th annual than they ever had before on National Junior tournament at HERS GRAFFIS their courses . . , say they University of Michigan course, don't expect it will mean any Ann Arbor, Mich,, Aug. 17-22. maintenance troubles if they can keep the Bob Harlow again handling national courses closed during spring thaws. golf campaign for United Cerebral Palsy Harvey B rani gar, sr., 78, real estate Fund . . , Alvin Handmacher repeating man who was early and successful in 1952 policy of his Weathervane four cross- establishing golf courses in Chicago and country women's Open proceeds going to Mississippi as profitable factor in real Cerebral Palsy Fund . . . Initial Weather- estate selling, died recently at his home at vane at Boca Raton (Fla.) Club brought Gulf Hills, near Biloxi, Miss., where he'd $25,000 to CP Fund. had a course built and had resided for Mavor Boyd plans construction of 18 30 years, hole course to be called Canyon Creek Joe Mayo, supt., Navy-Marine course at G&CC, 7 miles west of Billings, Mont. . . . Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, says 1952 play at Blythefield CC, Grand Rapids, Mieh., to the course was 80,356 rounds and green have Western Golf Assn. 51st Amateur fees of $38,764 . . , Enlisted men pay 50 championship, Aug. 17-23 . . . Western ex- cents a day; $3 a month . . . Officers pay pects nation-wide representation at its $1 a day or a month , . . Cart rental first Caddie Masters' forum, Morrison Ho- 25 cents a day . . . Income of $5,150.50 for tel, Chicago, Monday, April 20 . . . West- rental of 2 woods, 5 irons and putter set ern substituting money clip bearing all day ... 7 minute starting time be- contestants' emblem for old-type badges cause of much beginners' play . . . Hangers in its championships . . . Amateurs and keep play going at rate of 1% hours for pros excepted to supply their own 9 holes and hours for 18 . , . 10% of money. play women. Lot of valuable help on clover problem Dave Baugr giving some lessons to son- in NY State Turf Assn. bulletins 39 and in-law Bob, Pie fine big-hitting blond lad 40, edited by John F. Cornman, NT State who married- Alice . . . Bob is son of mgr. College of Agriculture (Box 27, Ithaca, at Lake Hills G&CC, St. John, Ind. . . . N- Y.) ... Bulletin gives reports of 1952 Bob lookfe-iiike he's got tournament circuit endothal trials for clover control conduct- possibilities . , . The talk about the ed by Cornman and John A. Jagschitz, and curiously favorable handicaps given ama- of 2,4,5-T clover control tests made by teurs in some big money Calcuttas may W. H. Daniel of Purdue and by Cornman educate suckers enough to reduce heavy and Jagschitz . . , Cornman and Jagschltz gambling in these events . . . Each year report: "If 2,4,5-T continues to perform as there's increasing complaint about "syndi- well as it has at Purdue and in our single cates" of sharp gamblers buying so trial, it will be much more desirable ma- many foursomes only the long shots are terial for most clover control work." left for the hopeful chumps. H. C. May, 88. father of George S., Get Beautiful Greens noted golf tournament promoter, died March 4 at St. Petersburg, Fla. ... He Is survived by his widow to whom he was INEXPENSIVELY married for 64 years, sons George S, and Truman and daughter, Mrs. E. C. Mader. Bulletin of the Northern-Calif. Pro- Amateur Golf League is a fine job of pro public relations . . . It's mimeographed . , . -iW" Carries scores and lots of chat . . . Flock of names in each bulletin ... Few small Anllibli with two ads carry the cost. handles lor Iwi nan opintliB-Ht.il Cary Mlddlecotf Is only pro to he in SflU-UlK Incltr tut two five-way ties for tournament leads . . . 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Bob Scott, sr., Dick Scott and Dick Wat- Write for full Information to; Dept. 4 GR-7 son, 6 of the 14 members who founded JOHN H. GRAHAM 4 CO., INC.. Soles Agent the Mid-Atlantic Assn. of Golf Course IDS Dunne St., New Tork. N. Y. Supts., attended the 25th annual confer-

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NORTHERN GRAVEL COMPANY 407 East Front St. Muscatine, Iowa . , . Lovington, N. M„ to build course . . . "There's dirty work i Glenmoor course at Lansing, Mich, to be converted to huge shopping center . , . afoot", says SCRUBBY ! New clubhouse to be opened this spring at Homestead G&CC, Spring Lake

, * t but who cares? I'll give 'em Heights, N. J. . . . Ingle wood CC, Seattle, the quick, easy PUSH BUTTON Wash., renews lease for 10 years. BEAUTY TREATMENT with Ben Sheets from Meridian Hills CC, In- LEWIS dianapolis, Ind., to manage Rvanston (111.) CC . . • Paul Hahn signs 3-year contract "oolTcSb with Ellinor Village CC, Ormond Beach, l la„ to represent the club on tour,.. That's CLEANING his mail address now . . . Don Young who's MACHINE been pro at clubs in Florida and Indiana, now getting publicity on his system for beating roulette . . . He's making a night • Mew 1951 Faster Brush Ac- club act out of his idea as he's not a betting Hon, I Conversion pulleya to (peed up 1950 modele avail-^ man , . . Hope he has better luck than pros hole tree) have had with systems for beating horses • Cleans wood) or trona Is . . . Only publicity they've had is from •econde without hand rubbing or scrubbing. Anyone can uao creditors writing letters that start "Un- It, Cen bo coin operated toi public course a* less .. • Built lor years of depend, Lawrence Huber, supt., Ohio State U able eervioe with a minimum courses, Columbus, O., hires V. Lewis Pay- of attention, son, one of Prof. Dickinson's graduates, as UK FOR GEUER DEMONSTRATION asst. . . . Golf Course Supts. Assn. of America sets 1654 National Turf Confer- G. B. LEWIS CO, ence dates Jan. 3-8 at Miami, Pla. . . . WATtRfOWN * WISCONSIN

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GCSA gets out special issue of its Golf wagon rate is $5 for 18 holes; 4-man Course Reporter containing transcript of wagon at $1 for 18 holes . . . Virginia CC 1953 conference at Atlantic City. (LA dist.) gets $8 as 18 hole rental for Rapid City, S, D., organising fully 2-man 4-bag wagon . . , Annandaie CC equipped 18 hole club . . . VVm. Baron is (LA dist.) planning rebuilding clubhouse pres. . . . Alvin Vlctorson and his wife partially destroyed by tire . . , Charley starting 6th season running attractive Summerville, with Annandaie 30 years, is 9-hole Newberry, Mich., club which gets acting gen. mgr. lot of tourist play . . . Alliance, Neb., open- Los Angeles Jaycees report that 1953 ing new 9-holfi grass green muny course LA Open was financial success . . . Tucson. next month . . , R. W. lining is city mgr. Ariz., planning to add 18 to present Ran- Oh, oh, a boner . . . Last month we said dolph Park muny 18 . . . Lowell (Wyo.) Tarn o' Shanter CC (Chicago dist.) gross gets new country club and airport build- sales for 1952 were $220,841 . . . Gross sales ing financed jointly by country club, were $1,118,626.38, an increase of $220,841 town, state and federal governments . . . over 1951 . . . Pres. George S. May believes Sierra View CC of Placer County incor- Tam o' Shanter is the only golf club in porates in California . . . Building course America that does over a million a year in near RoSeville . . . John Fleming is archi- sales. tect . . . Rio Del Mar course, near Santa Basil one Homes, an army barracks type Cruz, Calif., closed since 1942, being re- of temporary housing In Los Angeles area, opened . . . Owners Joe Perucchi, Frank to be abandoned and 18-hole muny course DeNapoli and Jim Baccardo spending to be built on the site, says George Hjelte, about $250,000 in rehabilitating property. gen. mgr., I,A. Parks and Recreation dept. Mound ridge, Ks., planning golf course . . . Ft. Douglas GC, Salt I^ke City, Ut„ . , . Previous course was casualty of World renting electric player wagons . , , 2-man War II . . , Johnny Kent now pro at Win-

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KUNKEL INDUSTRIES !35FL CLYB0URN AVENUE * CHICAGO 14 Expect to open 9 of new Landerhaven CC 18 on Cleveland, O., East side, this fall . . . Blackstone, Va„ golfers headed by R. WeilOU-AfifiM Archer Hardy, to build course , . , South Hills CC, Covina, Calif., to build 18-holes, clubhouse and other facilities at cost Of $500,000 . . . Construction to start this fall on new muny course at Oklahoma City, Okla. . . . Boone (la.) GC to build newr ym- clubhouse. Andy La lJulu, Preakness Hills CC (NY Met dist.) pro recovering in fine shape Nos. 5 & 6 Woods? from heart attack suffered in Florida last winter . , . Andy was given a cheerful treatment when Pres. Jack Mitchell of NJ PGA got a bunch of Andy's pals at NY Golf Writers' dinner to sign a well- wishing message and sent it to Andy in dry dock . . , Carl Jellen from Glen Ridge (N. J.) to manage Baltusrol GC . . , Jellen is pres. Club Mgrs. Assn. of America . . . Richard K. Wallen from North Jersey CC, Paterson, N. J,, goes to Glen Ridge as mgr. Greater Vermont Assn. offers to pro- mote an all-expense golf package trip if state's resorts with courses or course con- nections want the promotion . . . Joe Golfers everywhere are expressing much in- Dante, West Orange (N. J.) CC pro and terest in these new clubs that ari perfect for bad lies. Carefully made to give plenty of distance, extra loft, and pin-point ac- curacy. Available immediately for only $ 15.00 retail. PRO SHOPS actually make as much as 900% PROFIT with every gallon of ®

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WILLIAM F. GORDON DAVID W. GORDON Member 544 Sierra Villa Avenue AMERICAN SOCIETY OF GOLF COURSE Pasadena 10, California ARCHITECTS After the boll (ACUSHNET] U over—Relaxing after Acushnet Process Sale* Co. an- nual sales conference at Miami are (I to r): Fred Boomer with largest jack ever caught on a corkscrew, Phil Young ond jungle pet, Nui Sonce, ond Dill Boomer, Carl Saunders and Pete Henry.

of continental pros in Europe after the At Dune din one of the liveliest vets was Ryder Cup matches ... ail expenses paid Bill Scott, first of his family to migrate for Yank pros . . . Ladies PGA prize money from Galston, near Prestwick . . . He re- this year to he a record $100,000 . . . Robert turned to get brother Bob, now veteran Trent Jones designing new course for the supt. of Baltimore CC Five Farms course Tuxedo Club (NY Met dist.) to replace one and Roland Park muny course at Balti- of earliest courses in the U. S. which is being abandoned account of highway con- more . . . Then Bill brought over brother struction. Dick, supt., Rolling Road CC (Baltimore dist.) . . . Bob's son, Bob, Jr., after 7 years West Palm Beach public course figures for fiscal year of 1952 show-ed course in- training under his father, became supt., come was $86,705 and surplus of $3,850 Bonnie View CC (Baltimore dist.). after $7,000 paid on bond principal, $2,500 Monie Welser, Wis. PGA pres., reported for interest and $6,034 for capital im- seriously ill at his home, 1500 N. 38th, Mil- provements . , . Clubhouse net profit for waukee, Wis. , . . International 4-ball year was $4,531 on $40,699 bar and restau- matches interesting other cities in the rant volume . south that would like to have the historic Hillendale CC, Baltimore, Md. losing event moved from Miami . . . Rill McDon- course site next year . . , Now considering ald, trailer magnate and new angel of the * locations for new course . . . More than 800 4-ball, may get March date for the event of PGA's Class A members are in the on PGA 1954 schedule , . , This year's Senior <50 or older) group . . . Vigorous Helen Lee Doherty women's amateur tour- minds and physiques of Seniors at the nament (the 21st) may be the last of this Duncdin Seniors' tournament were strong event in Miami district as county is taking evidence that, old age certainly doesn't be- over Miami CC, where the event is played gin at 50 . . . The Senior tournament is great propaganda for the job security case . . . Miami CC is claimed to be 5th oldest ( of older experienced pros. in U.S.

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DAVIS OPENS SEASON WITH OPEN HOUSE George A. Davis, Inc., 5440 Northwest Highway, Chicago, held its annual open house March 4 and S with a record attendance of golf course supts,, park supts. and other men In the art, science and profession of turf development. George Davis, Oscar Borgmeier and their team presented a vast array of course construction and maintenance equip- ment and supplies and with numerous salesmen on the job conducted a highly informative shopping show. The Davis shop and warehouse also gave visitors many ideas for use at their courses. The oyster bar and smorgasbord dinners, famous for abundance and epi- curean class, again took a beating from a multitude of experts.

Bob Fry now pro at Fairview (la.) Elks Mid vale CC, Rochester, N. Y. from Kane CC . . , Bruce Frusher now pro at Lock- (Pa.) CC . . . Jim was on teaching staff at haven (Pa.) CC; formerly at Eagle PGA National course for winter season Waters CC. Eagle River, Wis. . . . Normal . . Jim Gourlay, one of a family long Westfali now supt,, Wakonda CC, Des famed in golf, goes to Storm Lake (la.) Moines, la. . . . Irving McDonald signed CC as pro . , . Veteran Al Lesperance re- as pro by American Legion course, Shen- turns to Chicago dist. on staff at Green andoah, la. . . . Dick Mayer, promising Acres CC . . , International Business Ma- junior leaguer of the tournament circuit, chines acquires Its fourth course for employees In buying Trillora, on former now starring as a daddy . . . Alvin Rich- Guggenheim estate at Sands Point, L. I., ard Mayer, jr., on the scorecard at 7 lb. N. Y. , . , Adding 9 holes patterned after 2 oz, March 20 . . . Mama and the Young: famous British holes to present 9 . . . Master now home at St. Petersburg1. IBM's other courses are at Poughkeepsie

and Endicott, N, Y.p and Toronto. JACOBS EN MOWED MEN IN SPRING SESSIONS Jacobsen Mfg. Co. salesman met at their three-day spring meeting at the company's headquarters in Racine, Wis., setting schedules for a nation-wide series of spring sales clinics, looking at a new slide film entitled "Mower Sales for More Profit," and getting sales and service close-ups on Jacobsen power mowers for golf, home, parlt and other turf. A new 18-in. electric rotary and a new 20-in. self-propelled gasoline-powered rotary were introduced to the sales force.

Indoor golf classes one of the most pop- are complaining about high taxes . . . ular winter and early spring1 attractions Same story as here . . . Clubs are built, at YMCAs . . . Radium CC, Albany, Ga.. surrounding property thus is made expen- plans new clubhouse . . . Las Vegas (Nev, 1 sive, and clubs have to pay heavy taxes GC adding second 9 . . . Billy Bel! is archi- on property values they've increased. tect . . . George Shaw given big party at Now Ardmore, Okla., Oklahoma City, Fox Hills GC, Los Angeles . , . George is Okla., and Dunedin, Fla., are bidding for retiring after many years with Wilson PGA national headquarters . . . With Sporting Goods Co. and before that with Waco Turner, oil zillionaire and golf angel American Fork and Hoe. as Ardmore resident he may be coming up Ted Detafta, Green Hills GC, Bur- with a deal PGA might go for . . . De- 1 in game, Calif., elected pres., Golf Course cision on moving headquarters from Chi- Supts.' Assn. of Northern Calif. , , . Wm. cago where rent is brutal (you're telling Sousa, Alameda muny, elected vp; I'aul us?) probably will be made by PGA this Paulson, San Francisco CC, sec.-treas. . . . year. Directors: Lee Hulbert, Presidio GC; Vinnie Richards, head of Dunlop T're Mario Re, Mira Vista GC; Cliff Wagner, and Rubber Co. ball dept. and "Boy Won- Sunny side CC, and Vince Crockett, Del der" of tennis in the glamorous years, Paso. given a merry 50th birthday party March At Iowa short course H. L. Lantz, Iowa 20 at New York Athletic Club . . . Testi- State College, said the state's golf courses monial fete featured by great entertain- occupy between 16.000 to 20,000 acres . . . ment gathered by Vlnnle's pals and by gay 1952 supplement to Tournament Record talks of tribute to Richards as a stand-up Book issued by PGA . . . Fine job on it friend and gentleman sportsman thru the done by Bill Rach, PGA magazine editor years . , . Big party given by Danville and PGA Tournament Bureau Director (HI.) CC members for Allan Wyman who's of publicity. leaving Danville pro supt. to beeome pro- Walt Ripley lias designed and Is super- supt., Edgewood CC, Fargo, N. D. . . . vising construction of 18 hides at Perry, Wyman not only made Danville course one Fla., for Buckeye Cellulose Corp, (Proctor of best conditioned in midwest but built and Gamble subsidiary) . . . Willie Joe 9-hole course at Veterans' hospital, Dan- Moody is Ferry G&CC pres. ... Ike ville, for Chicago District Golf Charities, Cheves switches from pro job at Anson Inc. converting a dump Into a beautiful (Wadesboro, N. C.) to Big Oaks CC, Chi- good golf layout - . . Hospital authorities cago . , . Australian golf courses too say the course is best physical and mental The par 3 16th at Augusta (Ga.) National course where a lot of scores are wrecked during the "stretch run." Tha late is on® in Front which Ik® used to fish, just for casting practice, before he became Cover * President Eisenhower, It's got more golf balls in it than it ever has fish stock.

Swinging Around Golf By Herb Gratia 3 Ollit'iuls Can Make Club Operation Easier By Louis Bertjdnne 39 Assistant's View of An Important Job By Don Saylor 44 Using Money Best Way to Improve Course By Norman C. Johnson 46 "Spring Training"—Plan Golf Could Use By Charlie Grant 50 Greenbrier Adjusts to Piew Labor Set-up By U ttltei Cosby 70 Obitz Sliop Is Prize Winner 56 L. A. County Acts to Save Courses By i'trnc Wickham 59 Dickinson Stages Course Management Conference. 64 Lesson Success 1 fused on Organized Program fly Jos. P. Zeilic 68 Landscaping For Architecture IJy Osenr B, Fills 72 GI on do veer's Growth Shows Play Changes 80 Basic Principles of Good Shop Business By Natalie Chopin 84 Golf Reservations By Number Gives Better Service By Feter Tonus 88 Warm Season Grasses By Fred V. Grau 92

therapy they've ever seen in helping fel- Lincoln Hills CC, West Allis, Wis., suc- lows recover from tough cases of combat ceeding his brother Monle who died re- punchiness. cently . . . Alvin Kruger, Belolt CC., Is Harry Nash of Newark News told Des acting pres., Wisconsin PGA, succeeding Sullivan, Newark golf scribe about when Monie Weiser. George McLean was pro at Dunwoodie Fifth national Amputee tournament at CC (NY Met dist.) and took time off to Wanakah CC, Buffalo, N. Y., Aug. 21-22 play a National Open . . . George got an . . . Colonial 8th annual invitation tourna- 85 the first round ... A club official after ment at Colonial CC, Ft. Worth has an reading the score at the bar wired George automatic qualification system worked out "Come home; the greens need cutting" , . . to provide six places for youngsters on the Wilton Sporting Goods Co. order for golf winter tour . . , Giving the junior rules books runs 83,000 . . . More demand leaguers a shot at Colonial's 25Gs is en- than for any other sports rules books. couragement the lads need , , . Val Dirodis Pat Stanley opening new Island Hills goes from Loyal Oak (O.) CC to be pro CC, Sayville, L. I., N. Y. as pro . . . Har- at Dover (O.) Union CC replacing Jack rison CC is new name of The Willows, Carnahan who becomes asst. pro at West- formerly Green Meadow, in N. Y. Met. wood CC (Cleveland dist.) dist. It will be operated by Bernard Grey Johnny Cochrane to Denver (Colo.) CC who owns and operates Vernon Hills CC as pro . . . Johnny comes from pro job (NY Met dist.) and runs Kenilworth at Greenwood (Miss.) CC . . . He is pres., Lodge and course at Sebring, Fla. . . . Har- Southeastern PGA . . . He was Denver CC rison CC new owners to spend 5150,000 on committee's unanimous choice . . . Dr. J. clubhouse and course improvements. B. Harris of Jewell, elected pres., Iowa Cavalier Yacht & CC, Virginia Beach, Golf Assn. and Marion E. Joselyn, Ft. Va., allots $2500 of Its Open prize money Dodge, vp . .. . The veteran Herman Santi this year to pros 45 years or older . . . of Des Moines, great builder of Iowa Buddy Godwin now pro at AshevlHe golf, was shanghaied into serving his 30th (N. C.) CC . . . Elmer Weiser now pro at year as sec.