Amateur Souvenir ,;/ 1936 He was further timed for all actions Returns to Scotland calculated to produce a good shot-study- ing the lie, reading the green, addressing The 1936 final of the Amateur Cham- the ball and completing the stroke. The pionship at Garden City Golf Club, Garden total came to I I minutes 54 seconds. City, N.Y., between John W. Fischer, of Start asking yourself where the other Cincinnati, Ohio, and Jack Mclean, of four hours go! Scotland, a member of the visiting British Walke!' Cup Team of that year, was one of the most exciting of all time. Fischer Freshmen in the Seniors clinched the title at the 37th after finishing Around 340 golfers of 55 or more years with three birdies. young are competing in sectional qualify- A well-wisher intercepted the luckless ing rounds for the third USGA Senior Mclean on the quayside as he was about: Amateur Championship at the Ridgewood to return to Britain and asked him to auto- Country Club, Ridgewood, N. J. at the end graph a dollar bill as a memento. He signed of September. About thirty of these will be his name and the date, Oct. 13, 1936. "freshmen" who have recently achieved Jack Mclean turned professional, and a the required span of eligibility. few years ago took up an appointment as Frederick J. Wright, of Watertown, pro at Gleneagles, Perthshire, Scotland. Mass., the holder, is among four entrants This summer an American tourist visit- ~ho will be exempt from sectional qualify- ing Perthshire, changed a number ot'dollar mg. The others are J. Wood Platt, of Phila- bills into Bri,tish currency at a nearby bank, de!phia, Pa., the 1955 Champion; J. Clark among whICh was the one bearing Espie, of Indianapolis, Ind., last year's Mclean's signature. The former Walker ~nner-up; and former Amateur Champion, Cupper was contacted and "bought back" l..~ar~e~ Evans, Jr., of Chicago, Ill. They the bill which is now among his treasured WIll Jom rr6 others for a further elimina- possessions. tion round at Ridgewood to determine the - 32 match play places. Golf in Swing Time So much has been written about slow Family 0f Seniors play that it comes as a shock to find that And talking of seniors, we hear that the actual swinging time for a round of 85-year-old R. E. Baker, of Woodward, 76 strokes has been timed at only 58.4 Okla., brought along his own family four seconds. to compete in the twenty-third Tri-State The man clocked was Ted Bickel, Sr., Seniors' Tournament (low age limit 50) pro at the Springhaven Club, Wallingford, at the A,marillo Country Club, Amarillo, Pa. Texas. HIS fellow family competitors were USGA JOURNAL AND TURF MANAGEMENT: SEPTEMBER, 1957 his three sons, Dorsey, 59, of Portland, 2. Isolated trees. Ore.; Orie, 57, and Milo, 52, of Tulsa, Okla. 3. Wire fences. 4. Hilltops and wide open spaces. Lightning Precautions Seek shelter in: 1. A cave. for Electric Carts 2. A depression in the ground. Lightning has taken further toll of 3. A deep valley or canyon. golfers' lives this summer and has brought 4. The foot of a steep or overhanging to light a fresh danger, the electric cart, cliff. though obviously a lightning stroke would 5. Dense woods. go to the ground by flashing over the rub­ 6. A grove of trees. ber tires. Do not raise golf clubs or umbrellas Nevertheless, one golfer was killed and above the head. his two companions were injured when Posters bearing these precautions may lightning struck their cart at the Lexington be had free of charge from the USGA, Country Club, Lexington, Ky. "Golf House," 40 East 38th Street, New With a view to obtaining safety precau­ York 16, N. Y., for display on club notice tions for such vehicles, we applied to the boards. National Bureau of Standards. Here is their reply: Over the Years "We believe that reasonable lightning One of the most prominent invitation proteaion for the occupant of an electric tournaments in the West is that conducted golf cart may be secured by either of two by the Broadmoor Golf Club, in Colorado methods: Springs, Colo. It attracts a great field, year "1. Providing a whip antenna, similar to in and year out. that used on most passenger cars, of What, then, about the remarkable per­ a length that will reach above the formance of that distinguished 53-year old top of the rider's head. Alterna­ left-hander, Howard Creel, of Colorado tively, a non-collapsible tubular an­ Springs, who has just won it for the third tenna of steel, copper or bronze time? His previous victories came in— could be used. hold your hats—1926 and 1938! "2. Providing a metal top or canopy. A metal top will, admittedly, add con­ Annual Meeting A Big Draw siderably to the weight. On the The Western Pennsylvania Golf Associ­ other hand, it will provide weather ation has a yearly headache when it comes protection in case of a sudden to the Annual Meeting, but one with which storm and, therefore, might be k willingly copes. Its difficulty is not how justified." to induce delegates to attend, but how to We would draw golfers' attention again cope with the vast numbers who wish to to suggestions for "Protection of Persons participate. Against Lightning on Golf Courses" in the This reversal came about when the Ex­ Rules of Golf booklet. It is suggested that ecutive Committee decided to preface the if there is a choice of shelter, one should dinner meeting with a golf event. That choose in the following order: was in 1952. Now the meeting has reached 1. Large metal or metal-frame buildings. such proportions that three courses had 2. Dwellings or other buildings which to be used to accommodate the 500 golfers are protected against lightning. who entered this year, 450 of whom stayed 3. Large unprotected buildings. to attend the evening's functions. 4. Small unprotected buildings. Any golfing member from the sixty Keep away from: member clubs is eligible to participate and 1. Small sheds and shelters if in an a very moderate fee covers golf, dinner, exposed location. entertainment and prizes. 2 USGA JOURNAL AND TURF MANAGEMENT: SEPTEMBER, 1957 "Golf's Longest Hour" is the latest addition to the "Golf House" Film Library. It covers the closing stages of Cary Middlecoff's final, winning round in the 1956 USGA Open Championship at the Oak Hill Country Club, Rochester, N. Y., and the anxious waiting he endured as Ben Hogan, Julius Boros and Ted Kroll kept vainly shooting at his score. Filmed in color, with close-ups of the large gallery adding atmosphere to the scene, the presentation runs for 17' 2 engaging minutes. (For details see page 8). Dark Horse Takes Western Title three necessary steps: "Read and re-read The name of Dr. Ed Updegraff, the 1957 the Rules book, learn to use the index, and Western Amateur titleholder, may not be dig, as a prospector for gold, into Section familiar to golfers outside the West and II, 'Definitions.' Southwest, but the 3 5-year-old medico, who "One further suggestion: Commence practices in Tucson, Ariz., has long been with an open mind. The Rules are written reckoned good by those in the know. He in the English language, and each word qualified for the Amateur in 1954 and means exactly what it says, but not neces­ 1955 and each time gained the third sarily what you may have thought it means." round. His resounding 9 and 8 victory over Walker Cup player, Joe E. Campbell, Thirteen Times Champion of Knoxville, Tenn., in the final stamps Joe E. Bernalfo, Jr., a mining engineer him as a golfer of the highest potential. who plays at the Country Club, Salt Lake /, Utah, has recently won his club cham- Whatfs Your Rules Handicap? oionship for the thirteenth time out of Roy Staton, a Rules Committeeman at thirteen attempts. the Great Southern Country Club, Gulf- This may be a record for consecutive port, Miss., is a crusader for greater Rules victories. Who knows of more? knowledge, and to that end he is contri­ As we published in our September, 1954 buting an excellent series of articles to ssue, A. D. S. Duncan, of Wellington, The Southern Golfer. New Zealand, won his club championship "It is an odd fact," Mr. Staton points 23 times over a span of 38 years. T. Val out, "that this is the most neglected phase Bermingham, a member of the Wykagyl of and the weakest link in the game of Country Club, New Rochelle, N. Y., play­ most golfers." ing in 26 consecutive championships, won He goes on to point out that there is no 20 and reached the final on another easy way to learn the Rules and lists as the ccasion. USGA JOURNAL AND TURF MANAGEMENT: SEPTEMBER, 1957 3 member can be used by these organizations. NEW MEMBERS OF THE USGA Mr. Garrison suggests that clubs consider Regular the possibility of requesting club mem­ Bass Rocks Golf Club Mass. bers to clean out their lockers and deposit Castlewood Country Club Cal. unwanted items in a basket provided for Center Golf Club Md. Columbia Country Club Mo. that purpose. Crawfordsville Country Club Ind. Fresh Pond Golf Club Mass. 9 Green River Golf & Country Club Wash. Rees Ryder Cup Record Happy Valley Golf Club Mass. The twelfth Ryder Cup contest will be Lenoir Golf Club N. C. held next month at Lindrick Golf Club, Needham Golf Club Mass.