Wilson Staff, MacGregor DX Tourney, U.S. Royal, and Dunlop Maxfli have us at a disad- vantage. They are announcing new golf balls with varying compressions. We can't. We've been making Stylist that way for years. Suddenly the compression story is big— every golfer's swing. Now it seems we've so big that you can't keep all the balls been right all along. straight without a scorecard. You may have wondered why these other Frankly, we find it gratifying. Ever since fine balls haven't come out in varying com- we started making Stylist it seemed logical pressions before this. All we can say is, to us that one compression (or two, or sometimes it takes a while for a good idea even three, for that matter) just couldn't fit to catch on. LIQUID OR STEEL CENTER Sold only through professionals in golf shops • Made by Plymouth Golf Ball Co., Plymouth Meeting, Pa. World's largest exclusive manufacturer of golf balls—established 1916 Sr., overdrew his bank account to buy his son his first good set of clubs. Ralph K. Ebling out as pro at Daytona Beach (Fla.) G&CC . Joe Ragan, na- tive Daytonian, succeeds Ebling . Ra- gan, 25, and brother of Dave, has been pro at Carper's Valley CC, Winchester, Va., for three summers and starter at Daytona Beach for past two winters . Political factors have made the Daytona Beach pro job an ulcer-breeder . Dur- ing the nine years Ebling and A. M. (Slim) Deatherage, manager, operated the course they added nine holes . When they started in 1956 the 18 had an an- Babe Lichardus (center) shot a 277 at Spring Rock nual revenue of $53,000 . This year in Morristown to capture the New Jersey State with 27 holes, revenue will be approxi- Open, $1,000 and the Ballantine Trophy. Carl S. Badenhausen (1) holds the trophy and NJ. GA mately $183,000 . Lost Nation CC, president, Jack Hickey, hands Lichardus the prize on Rock river, near Dixon, 111.,, opens its award. Runnerup was Pat Schwab. first nine. staff operated for the USGA, the con- Mrs. Bobby Cruickshank died July 10 testants and gallery during the Women's in Pittsburgh following a long illness . Open was the best job of tournament Nellie Cruickshank was a gay lassie who presentation he has seen lately. traveled many a mile following her hus- band in golf tournaments and whose mer- Ben Danforth, Knickerbocker News riment made the days and evenings rich- (Albany, N.Y.) golf writer,, given a party er for many a pro and his wife in the marking his 40th anniversary with the times when first prize money was $500 paper . Walter Danecki, 44-year-old . She was born in Scotland . Bobby Milwaukee postal clerk who tried to qual- is pro at Chartiers CC, Pittsburgh and, ify for the 1965 British Open, distinguish- in winter at Gulf Stream GC, Delray ed himself in several ways . His rounds Beach, Fla. The Cruickshank's daugh- of 108 and 113 gave him a total of 81 ter, Mrs. Elsie Hoak, and granddaughter, over par and 82 over the leading quali- Diana, have won championships in the fier, Fred Boobyer . Danecki went to Pittsburgh area. Britain financed by himself . He had saved for a year . Minnesota Fats, the John S. Orlick, 48, owner and pro of celebrated Big Three of all pool hustlers, Wonderland Golf Range, Southland, recently told Chicago Tribune sports col- Mich., and pro, James (Gene) Sullivan, umnist, Dave Condon, that any athlete 55, died July 4 in a fire at Orlick's home playing for money handicaps himself in at Southgate . Orlick was a decorated competitive spirit when he needs a finan- combat veteran of World War II . His cial backer . Mark McCormack, pro brothers, Warren and Ben are in pro golf, golfers' agent, wrote recently in Sports Warren being a PGA national vp. Illustrated that an explanation of foreign Stan Dudas, pro at Leo Fraser's Atlan- golfers' more frequent triumphs over tic City CC, claims that the better girl Americans of late is that the Americans golfers are even fussier than Arnold Pal- have lost the habit of hard work . mer in having minor alterations made in "But not for Mark," laughingly com- their clubs . The girls kept Stan and mented a client. his shop assistants busy during the USGA British Ryder Cup team to play U.S. Women's National Open,, making loft and squad at Royal Birkdale GC, Southport, lie changes . AI Laney, N Y. Herald- Eng., Oct. 4-9 was completed when Tribune golf writer, who has covered George Will, Dave Thomas and Jimmy a lot of USGA and other major tourna- Hitchcock were first three in a round ments, wrote that the way Fraser and his (Continued on page 74) GOLFDOM AUGUST • 1965 What Have You Done to Improve Your Maintenance Operations? Five superintendents describe some methods and ideas they have conceived that make course management easier . Maybe they trill help you Articles Start on Following Page years the grass was planted, it came up Maintains Nursery beautifully in the spring. We topdressed greens three times a year, aerified lightly for Fairway Turf and verti-cut heavily. We have always been on an organic fertilizer program By CHARLES G. BASKIN and have resisted the suggestion of mem- Supt., CC of Waterbury (Conn.) bers to overwater. When a nursery is established, the first The third spring the 328 was in, spots thing a person thinks of is using the turf appeared on the green surfaces and it was for tee or green repair. But how about evident that the grass wasn't growing fairways and roughs? Fairways take as with its accustomed vigor. For the next much or more punishment as par 3 tees, two years it was touch and go and, fin- especially about 175 to 200 yards out. ally, in 1961, we lost practically all our Seeding divots is all right, but re-growth fine Bermuda. is slow. If you have turf to lay in the div- ot marks,, the appearance of your course I came to the conclusion that the 328 is quickly improved, especially after busy roots were too shallow. We had been weekends. Sodding the rough may be using aerifier tines that were from 3 to 4- overdoing it, but don't forget that a large inches long, and y2-inch in diameter. I percentage of your players constantly decided that we needed 6-inch tines of take the long-grass route to the hole. If %-inch diameter. After using the larger the rough at your club is low cut, the tines, topdressing with coarse sand and divots there stand out with the same sore- fertilizing with 12-4-8, we verti-cut only thumb prominence that they do in the lightly. Thereafter, our crew dragged the fairways. putting areas three ways and slowly Our nursery for supplying turf for soaked the greens. fairways and roughs is in an experimental Three weeks after this spring prepara- stage. We planted it only last year. Even- tion program was carried out, a check tually, we may decide that seeding the showed that the roots were growing to a gouged out areas beats sodding them, but depth of six inches, as compared to only we are going to give the new plan a fair three or four in previous years. That con- trial. vinced me. I threw out the old tines and Courses that have manual watering sys- kept the new. For the last three years, our tems don't always find it possible to hire 328 has come in strong and always gone persons who are willing to work split the distance. shifts to operate them. We solved this problem by finding a school teacher who is attending summer school. He is happy Members Are Interested to come to the club early in the morning and set out the fairway sprinklers and in Turf Clinics return in the evening and repeat the routine. That gives him the late morning By JOHN J. SPODNIK and afternoon free to attend graduate Supt., Westfield CC, LeRoy, O. classes. Our watering schedule dovetails Golfers are more interested in turf than perfectly with his school work. you may think. They aren't going to track you down to the maintenance build- ing and ask about the different varieties Deeper Roots Give of bentgrass, how diseases get started or how to rid their lawns of broadleaf weeds. Bermuda New Life But if you meet them halfway, many of By HUNTER GAMMON them are willing to listen to what you Supt., Wolf Creek GC, have to tell them about turf management. Reidsville, N. C. And, if you are in the midst of one of Wolf Creek was one of the first courses those summers when grass isn't growing in North Carolina to put in Tifton 328. for you or the greens aren't looking their That was back in 1956. The first two best, it gives you a chance to explain why. Soften sun-baked greens with the RYAN SPIKEAIRE The power disc spiker with exclusive "Touch Control" action You'll do up to Hrd less watering . into the root zone instead of evapor- have greener, better-playing greens ating or running off on the surface. when you keep your greens well The Spikeaire covers up to 24,000 sq. aerated with the Ryan Spikeaire dur- ft. per hour, transports at 3 mph on ing hot, dry weather. The Spikeaire permanently attached wheels. A touch cuts through the thick, hard crust that control trigger automatically raises or forms on the soil surface, making tiny lowers the reel.