For the 11thT

" year"Itleist h In a rowas bee •

professional n played by" s and am moreIn big-tO ateursIme comthan h petition

as any other ball.

REMEMBER: NO ONETO PLAY IS PAIDTITLEIST

NEWS OF THE GO;LFWORLD IN BRIEF

By HERB GRAFFIS

Fred Corcoran, tournament dir. of In-ternational Colf Assn. and of Ladies PCA,elected a director of Winged Foot CC ...Robert W. Smith, vp Worthington BallCo., elected vp Elyria (0.) CC ... Pine-wood CC to construct l8-hole course asfeature of development of l300-acre tractthat Walter M. Mischer and Howard L.Terry of Houston plan to develop nearBeaumont, Tex.

J. R. Pursell, jr., pres. Brookline Savings& Trust Co. in suburban Pittsburgh, Pa.,heads group incorporating Justa BoutSuburban Club which plans to build 9-hole course . . . Construction started onValley-Hi CC 18 at Sacramento, Calif ....Ed Loustalot will be pro.

Charles C. Pittman heads Silver LakeCC now being built at Tampa, Fla. . . .Second 9 of Lehigh Acres CC, part of de-velopment near Ft. Myers, Fla., completed... Lehigh Acres recently opened its club-house and pro shop ... Richard Parker,owner of large Parker Ranch in Hawaii,says development of 10,000 acres ofranch's coastal land will include golf course... Henderson (N.C.) CC opens newclubhouse replacing one that burned.

Fritz D. Gibson, jr., Charlotte, N. C.,says building will start soon on a $1 mil-lion 150-unit motel, and accompanying

9-hole course, as first of a proposed chainof III Sam Snead Motor Lodges, Inc., andSam Snead Golf, Inc .... Snead is boardchmn. of both firms and Gibson is pres.

Paul M. Kendall plans to build $1 mil-lion apartment building with 9-hole coursefor the building's tenants, in Louisville,Ky.... Robert Bruce Harris planning

. muny course for Minot, N. Dak. ... AlfredL. Norman, new owner of CC of Natick,Mass., enlarging and modernizing club-house and course ... Announce early startof l8-hole full size and 18 Par-3 at 107,-000 acre Horizon City development south-east of EI Paso, Tex.... Arthur RubloffCo., Chicago real estate firm, in HorizonCity deal.

Peter and William Wansa, Phoenix,Ariz., pros, form corporation to lease andoperate Flying Hills course at San Diego,Calif .... Begin building Spring ValleyCC at Sharon, Mass.... Sinclair M. Dob-bins, Vacaville, Calif., heads corporationbuilding course and homes at LeisureTown, near Vacaville .•. Norman S.Wren will be pro ... R. Albert Ander-son designs 2000 yd. Par 3 course forVenice East, Venice, Fla., development.

Start building EI Macero CC 18, nearDavis, Yolo County, Calif.... Bob Bal-dock is architect . . . Warren Cantrell

.Bill Hook (left foreground) and Leo O'Grady, teaching in-structors at the PGA Business School (see page 30), demon-strate for a group of avid young, assistants who spent aweek in Clearwater, Fla., in early January learning someof the secrets of the golf professional's business. In thephoto are (front row, I to r): John Kerr, Toronto; HenriChatalin, Hamilton, Ont.; Ryutaro Adachi, Tokyo; GeneMoyer, Macungie, Pa.; Gene Rolfe, St. Louis; and NorrisDenno, Toledo. (Second row) Joe Bonadio, Pittsburgh; JimNetter, Pt. Huron, Mich.; Fred Kern, Toronto; Allen John-son, Conway, Ark.; .Bob Donaldson, Charlotte, N. C.; and

Joe Brannon, Dallas .

34th Year

February, 1960

February, 1960

• eIMo. b publIshed monthly ftteJJt Nov. and Dec. at Rochelle. III. Acceptance under Section ~4-64. P.L.&R. Authorized ••••••• add ••••• all advertisIng.' circulation & editorial correspondence to ·GOLFOOr,1. 407 S. Dearborn St.. Ohicago 5.

AQUA-GRO®A Blend 0·' Non-Ionic Organic

Soil Wetting AgentsDuring 1959, one of the most severeyears in turf history, a number of super-intendents in areas with adverseweather conditions, produced a turfthat was denser, more disease resist-ant, better rooted, and, in addition,did not wilt. This turf was grown con-sistently under low soil-moisture-ten-sions, using AQUA-GRO. During 1959these courses had more play than everbefore, yet their greens proved to bebetter than ever.These results were not obtained overnight. Each of these superintendentsfollowed this general program (seeSeptember, 1959, Golfdom):

1. Every year apply a total of24 to 32 ounces of AQUA-GROper 1,000 sq. ft. Each applica-tion should be at the rate of 8oz. per 1,000 sq. ft.

2. Under severe conditions apply8 oz. per 1,000 sq. ft. atmonthly intervals during theseason.

3. To promote deeper rootingmake both an early springand fall application.

4. For maximum performancekeep this program on sched-ule.

These rates of application are basedon using a blend of non-ionic wettingagents, that is 100 % active ingredients- AQUA-GRO. The average cost forall greens, collars, and tees on an 18hole course was less than $450 peryear. These results certainly warrantyour own individual investigation.Choose a portion of your course andfind out for yourself!

Aquatrols Corporation of America217 Atlantic Avenue, Camden, New Jersey

architect of new course in Big Spring(Tex.) CC which, with fine new club-house, will be opened this year ... C.Hunter Jones is pres., Hanover CC, Inc.,which will build 9-hole course near Ash-land, Va.

Tom Farley leaves Winged Foot GC,Mamaroneck, N. Y., to become gen. mgr.,Baltimore CC and is succeeded as WingedFoot's mgr. by Robert Farrell Carney,for previous eight years, mgr., Larch-mont Yacht Club ... Covington CC, NewOrleans, adding 9 holes . . . Hart Hatch-ett now mgr., Rochester (Minn.) G&CC.

Phil Farina and Eddie Quirk, operatorsof Wayland (Mass.) CC, have boughtSouth Shore CC, Hingham, Mass.... For-est Lake CC, 4 miles east of Greensboro,N. C., to build 9-hole course ... J. Ken-neth Lee, Greensboro attorney and oneof the 9 stockholders who paid $90,000for club property, expresses confidencethe club soon will become the best Negrogolf club in the world.

Richard Connolly, leaves Hillview CCto become gen. mgr., Charles River CC(Boston dist.) ... W. Clayton Lemon ispres., Airport GC, Roanoke, Va., which ex-pects to have 9-hole course in play byearly summer.

Two veteran pros, who made conspi-cuous successes in course maintenanceafter their playing days, were lost whenWalter Grego and Willie Ogg died recent-ly I • • Grego was one of the founders ofthe Long Island PGA . . . He started at

HYBRIDBERMUDAS

Tifton 328EVERGLADES1

Tifton 57-127U-3 - ORMOND

GROWN ON CLEANWEED-FREE SAND

There are many reasons why this firm has sup-plied more improved Bermudas to golf coursesthan all competing GROWERS combined. Con-tact us for your requirements, responsible in-formation and recommendations.

PATTEN SEED & TURFGRASS CO.Lakeland, Ga.

Gol/dom

1 \

dlllJ) I,,,,I

Irrigating your go'f course 1

HOW MUCH SHOULD YOU KNOWABOUT WATER SYSTEMS?

Q Are you building in trouble spots?

A Naturally, you want good, soft turf on your fairways-to provide goodlies, and not to build in unwanted hazards. This assurance is yours withan irrigation system of cast iron pipe-because a cast iron pipe systemwill be free of repair and replacement year after year, keeping yourcourse free of trouble spots.

Q What should you look for in an irrigation system?

A The same things you look for when you're about to purchase a car:economy, long life, freedom from worry. You don't always buy thecheapest car-because the cheapest car doesn't always give you thethings you want. The same applies to piping systems. Again cast ironpipe supplies the best answer: a steady flow of water-always ... plusfreedom from worry over tearing up your course to repair or replacethe piping system.

Q How can you find out about pipe from someone whoreally knows?

A First you have to ask yourself, "Who are the biggest buyers of pipe?"The answer: those who buy pipe for city water distribution systems.And in our 50 largest cities, over 90% of all the pipe in use is cast ironpipe. Couple this with the fact that 110 American utilities have beenusing cast iron pipe for over 100 years, and you can see why cast ironpipe is justly called America's greatest water carrier.

1'1~1CAST~;r~ THE MARK OF THE 100-YEAR PIPE

Cast Iron Pipe Research Association, Thos. F. Wolfe,Managing Director • 3440 Prudential Plaza, Chicago 1, Illinois

IRON PI PE

FebrUllry, 1960 5

• LIGHTER• MORE COMPACT• LOWER PRICED

Simplex "150," the newestportable lapping machine,

reconditions any hand, power, or gang reel-type mower with lapping compound . • .keeps mowers in top condition betweensharpening jobs. Couples to either side ofmower; gang mowers need not be unhitched.Weighs only 30 pounds-easily carried rightto the job. G-E Ys hp motor with reversingswitch for quiet, dependable operation.

Write today for FREE folder.

The FATE-ROOT-HEATH CompanyDept. G-2 Plymouth, Ohio

Garden City GC, then went to Hillcrest,Clearview and Bayside in the NY Met dis-trict prior to concentrating on course main-tenance at Deepdale, Winged Foot, GlenHead, Shinnecock Hills and Middle Bay· .. Willie Ogg, after years at Worcester(Mass.) CC ( went as pro-supt. to the Al-bany (N.Y.) CC where he made majorimprovements on the course . . . At timeof his death he was engaged in buildinga new course in the Tampa area ... Oggwas a pioneer official of the PGA and hada great deal to do with putting it on asound 'basis. He invented the Ogg-mentediron design that Wilson bought from himand which was an influence in club styling· .. His lectures on fundamentals of teach-ing at the PGA Assistants' School at Clear-water were classics.

Rotary, Kiwanis, Lions and Jaycees atGreeley, Colo., in questionnaire answers,urge early start on muny course construc-tion ... Bali-Hai hotel at Anaheim, Calif.,expects to open with 18-hole course inMay, 1961 ... Lake built for water stor-age for new 18-hole muny course at Ran-dolph Park, Tucson, is giving kids toysailboating thrills near the desert's edge· .. J. D. Investment Co. to have 9-holecourse as feature of its resort developmentnear Mesa, Ariz.

6 Golfdom

Turf-balanced budget-beater-(

The low-cost International® 240Utility tractor is today's most eco-nomical power buy for fast, efficient5 or 7-gang mowing. For a rock-bottom investment, you get spar-kling performance, unmatcheddependability, and low operatingcost. Proven IH stamina keeps op-erations moving, cuts downtime,and maintenance expense. Efficient

Course hilly? See the 45 hp* International340 Utility with Torque Amplifier. Boost pull-power on-the-go without shifting to protect turfagainst wheel-spin.

38.5 hp* engine saves fuel. Bal-anced power-weight ratio protectsturf- keeps tires from scuffing turfon grades or under heavy pull. Afull line of work-speeding equipmentis available to put the rugged, ver-satile 240 at work on any landscap-ing, earth working, or groundsmaintenance operation.*Maximum engine hp atstandard conditions

See your I H dealer soon! With theindustry's most complete line of trac-tors and equipment, he can help youget more from your equipment budget.

See yourINTERNATIONALHARVESTERdealer

International Harvester Products pay for themselves in use-Farm Trac-tors and Equipment ... Twine ... Indus.trial Tractors and Equipment ...Motor Trucks ... Construction Equipment-General Office, Chicoqo 1, III.

Fred Annon, past 6 years pro at Rye-wood CC (NY Met district), is now atRidgeway CC . . . Annon in winter is proat Pinecrest Lakes Club, Avon Park, Fla.... Al Mengert named pro at new MoonValley CC, Phoenix ... Mengert is pro atEcho Lake (N.J.) CC in summer ...Joe Barbato, formerly pro at Iberia CC,New Iberia, La., succeeds Ernie Penfoldas pro at Colonial G&CCin suburban NewOrleans . . . Barbato was pro at BatonRouge muny course before going to NewIberia . . . His brother Mike is coach ofLouisiana State university golf team . . .Penfold, after 20 years at Colonial, re-tired and is returning to England.

Push construction on Boggy Creek CCcourse and clubhouse near Beaumont, Tex.Joseph Finger is architect ... Orange-burg (S. C.) CC sells present location andbegins construction of course designed byEllis Maples, on location received in ex-change for old site . . . Trade called forbuilding course at cost to the man who ,got club's former property. '-

Los Angeles County plans to build 9-hole course at Eaton Canyon Park . . .Humphrey (Neb.) GC organized ...Course is a "make it yourself" operation... Lot of these are being built in pasturesbordering small towns and a few are inter-

No GougQSNoPuddlQS

protectgreens and

tees with

PUNCH-LoK HOSE CLAMPS

Punch-Lok Hose Clamps leave a smooth,absolutely leakproof connection. Easy toput on. Last the life of the hose. Write forliterature and nearest distributor.

8943 Dept. R, 321N. Justine St., Chicago 7,111.

15 ACCEPTED AS THEFINEST GREENS ITEMS

PAR AIDEFLAG~WIVEL

Molded of toughnylon material andcadmium plated wire.

PAR AIDEPUTTING CUP

PAR AIDECUP SETTER

PAR AIDEPRACTICE GREEN PAR AIDE

MARKER AND PAR AIDE TURF MENDERPLASTIC CUP HOLE CUTTER 15" or 26"

PAR AIDE SAND RAKE

FERRULEAnodized aluminum.Will not corrode.

8

FLAGPOLES

Golfdom

does all your spraying jobsKeep fairways weed-free-greens strong and healthy.A versatile Myers sprayer gives you fast application-keeps your course open to the golfers. Converts quicklyand easily from boom to gun operation. Available in awide range of models, with capacities from 10 to 20 GPM.

Special corrosion resistant finish. All Myers sprayer tanksare double protected with "Fire-Cured" Epoxy coating-lasts years longer.

GETALLTHEFACTS-See the Myers Sprayer Dealer nearestyou-or write for free, illustrated folder number M-1514.

1M '1 Tba Fe E. Mprs a Bra. Ca.prs: ASHLAND, OHIO KITCHENER, ONTARIO

February, 1960 9

• Every tool youneed for thecare and main-tenance of treesand shrubs.Pruning saws,power saws, polepruners, pruningshears, etc.

esting and pretty . . . All seem to providefun for their players and increase the golfmarket.

Graham Webb building 9-hole pay-play course at Chesterfield in suburbanRichmond, Va. . . . Building 18 to designof James G. Harrison for SewickleyHeights CC in suburban Pittsburgh as partof residential development ... John M.Brennan, Long Island golf writer, is cam-paigning for new public course in Bayside-Douglaston area of NY Met district . . .John points out that with North Hills, atDouglaston, and Oakland, at Bayside,doomed within the next two years, thepresent acute shortage of golf facilitieswill be accented.

Hunter Air Force Base, near Savannah,Ga., to have 9-hole course ... Herb A.Davis, Cincinnati recreation director, sayscity needs 9-hole course in western sec-tion ... Tells city's Finance committeethat 9-hole course is most popular becausemany players go to Reeves muny courseafter work to play 9 before dark.

Course to be built in Estrella Park inAvondale-Goodyear-Litchfield Park areaof Arizona . . . Madrid, la., to buildcourse ... Robert Trent Jones designs

Precision Soil Shredding CostsYou Less:Here's Why

LESS HORSEPOWER. You save on original costand operating expense with LINDIG Model BSoil Shredders because patented dual shred-der assembly is matched precisely to horse-power requirement. Proper operating effi-ciency produces more cubic yards of shreddedmaterial per hour for less horsepower.

HIGHER QUALITY SOIL MATERIALS. This sameexclusive shredder assembly produces fine,even-textured materials that are well aeratedand include all the valuable manures andother humus for vigorous plant growth.

REJECTS fOREIGN OBJECTS. Spring-mountedstationary blades allow stones and other non-shredding materials to pass through, protect-ing the blades and rotor from damage.

Tlo.ousands of LINDIG Model B Shreddersare providing trouble-free operation for nur-sery and greenhouse operators and growersthroughout the industry. Added -versatility iscreated by optional screening attachmentsand hopper extensions. Model B capacitiesrange from 3 to 25 cu. yds. per hr. Optionalgas or electric power units.

Get complete details on low cost powershredding with LINDIG Soil Shredders. Seeyour local dealer or write us.

10

f/3fLA;; SHRE"dj/~MEN1_!!/1ilf~qfl}

1875 West County Road C.Saint Paul 13, Minnesota

Goljdom.