NEWS OF THE GOLF WORLD IN BRIEF Too bad about Tommy I it architecture, Southern Bolt , . He proved that when Hills proved itself to he one he stopped crying and played of the best three or four golf he was a champion . courses on which the 58 Na- After lie had showed adult tional Opens have been play- judgment during the Open ed ... In condition of greens, ana hacked away Irom some fairways and tees, no National situations that might have in- Open Course lias been better cited him to explosions, we than Southern Hills . The thuogilt lie had grown up . Bermuda rough of Southern Then came his outbursts at Hills, even after it was cut shorter following the an- LaGuardia airport, Piping Hvrb Grefill Rock and Pine Hollow's Pepsi- guished cries of fellows who Boys' Club. aspired to the high and mighty title o( \Vc like Tommy . On various oc- National Open champion, offered more casions we have tried to bail him out oi a sholmaking problem than bluegrass or bent rough . Maybe it was too tough when golf writers, who are usually con- for a champion to play ... If so. that's siderate, look a dim view of Bolt's be- downgrading a champion. havior . But perhaps that wasn't the kind limit: to do for Tommy ... He may The bent greens were a trifle longer be happier back nt his trade as a car- than National Open greens usually are pettier where lie can throw his hammer and were lightly sprayed to keep them in and walk off tbe joli snarling if he hits top shape in the terrific heat . Supt. a nail crooked . There's no law com- John Price mid hs staff had the help of pelling him to ptay tournament golf if it Boh Dunning in watching condition of makes his ulcers stjuirl like a grapefruit the greens so they could be preserved and clouds his sunny disposition. despite the 100 degree temperature and While we are getting through with this high humidity. distressing subject, lets say in justice lo There were the usual cries about the Bolt that he is not the only one who has greens not holding and a few new whines taken oul ol golf more than he has put about spike marks hut still no audible into it and has heen somewhat negligent recognition of the fact that the most seri- about recognizing an obligation of grati- ous marring of greens is around the cups tude. where players denl the putting surface by Good luck. Tommy , , . Sorry that the using their putters as crutches when bend- golf career hasn't made you happy . , ing over to pick halls out of the cups. The failure has been disappointing to Cups at some holes for the first day's us ,too, for we thought you were going play (which happened to be in a high to be one of the greatest. wind) were placed without much attcn- One of the more popular pro tournaments ployed in the Midwest is the Milwaukee Open which will be played this year at Tripoli CC in FRONT the Wisconsin metropolis, Aug, 7-10. The front cover shows a part of the large delegation of golf fans who attended the tournament in 1957. Ken VentuH won last year's event with a 267, which was two COVER strokes higher thon the winning totals compiled by Cary Middlecoff in 1955 and Ed Furgol in 1956, Golfdom It published monthly except Nov and Dec, at Rochelle, III Acceptance under Section 34.64. P L & R Authorized pleua address all advertising k editor!*! rorretpondencc tn GOLFDOM. 407 $ Dearborn St . Chicago lion paid to the references John P. Eng- lish, USCA Asst. Executive Director, made regarding placement of holes in his 7&7&PS USCA Journal article, "Preparing the course for a Competition." • . On Fri- day and Saturday the cup placements were not tricky. // Announcement at Tulsa that the 1960 National Open would be at Cherry Hiils niliMHniti mliMlir -f" Club, Denver, where the 1938 event was won by Ralph Culdahl, brought some memories of tough cup placements . ARLINGTON c-i si0i0n5 Culdahl was one of the finest putters who CONGRESSIONAL c-i9 stolen, ever played ... At Cherry Hills he went for the greens instead of playing For the pins and holed a lot of long ones. COHANSEY c-7s.0ion, Freddie McLeod was at Southern llills FOR FALL with one of his members from Columbia, ALBERT LINKOGEL DELIVERY CC . Freddie was National Open win- )0 Years' Experience on ner 50 years ago at Myopia with 82, 82, Afhr 81, 77. He tied with Willie Smith and Turf Maintenance September 1, Prices on Request 1958 beat Willie, 77 to 83 in the playoff . , . 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CC made Southern Hills the 25th consecutive National Open he has attended . • Harry Radix, retired Chi- cago industrialist, continued to run up his record as the world's foremost golf fan , , , He has been at every National Open sincc 1921, never lias missed Rvder Cup matches in this country, has been at every PGA championship since 1923, has missed only two Masters, has been at several British Opens and Ryder Clip matches in Britain . He was a pres. of the Chicago District GA. Cute stunt of putting TS Open Golf license plates on the Pontine courtesy cars they had at the National Open , , . Charles Bartlett, golf editor, Chicago Tribune, and Arthur Veysey of the Tribune's London bureau, exchanged in successive Sunday editions, notes oil costs ' of golf in US and Britain . Britain's PHILLIPS CAM LOCK If your locker is not stan- GOLF SPIKES dard siie. we will make It to your measurements. 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