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of last year on th e Balboa M unicipal G olf C ourse in San
D iego, as relayed to T E E -C U P b y R obert C linton Moss.
N am es of players h av e been d elete d ; m ention of th e nam es
w ould serve no useful purpose. W e p ublish Mr. M oss’
repo rt in th e h o pe th a t golfers ta k e th e hint.)
T H IS IS N O T AN ILL-FITTING COULOTTE
“Talked with Bob Blake, the manager of
the course,” writes Moss. “His comments
were the tournament as a w hole was very
good. There was one criticism — the slow
play of our better players. Blake mentioned
a foursome that took 12 minutes to make
their approach shots and putt out on 18
green. This you must agree is excessive.
One member of the foursome on 17th green
marked his ball when he had about a 6-inch
putt. H e would have stood in no one’s line
s
by putting out.
“This slow play has another effect in that
many of our younger players or less accom ­
plished ones w ill tend to copy the manner­
isms and actions of the better players which
only perpetuates the thing. Another thing
I would like to throw in for what it is worth
is that the touring pros, while they take
considerable time on the green, they really
walk to their ball in a hurry, something our
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“Mr. Blake also m entioned that our leadoff group of “B” and “A” players went
around the course in 4 hours and 15 min­
utes whereas the championship p l a y e r s
slowed it down to 5 hours and more.”
PGA Seniors to Try for 15 Gs
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For the seventh straight year, the Championship for
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by George Ferrier of Danbury, Conn., President of the
PGA Seniors, w ill be January 26 through January 31.
It w ill be played on the PGA National Golf Club
course here. Follow ing the pattern of the last tw o years,
the first two rounds w ill be played over a 4-day period.
Contestants 55 and over w ill play their first rounds
on January 26 and their second on January 28. Those
from 50 through 54 w ill play their first rounds January
27 and their second January 29.
After 36 holes, the field w ill be cut to the low 100
and ties for the third round January 30 and the fourth
round January 31.
Prize money for the 1960 tournament w ill be 50 per­
cent greater than that paid out this year. First prize
next year w ill be $1500, second $1000, third $750 and
so on down to $50 for 41st.
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A N ational M agazine dev oted prim arily to the
interests of th e G olfer
Official O rgan of th e W estern States G olf Association
V OL. 4 - N O . 1
FEBRUARY, 1959
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DOWN THE MIDDLE
(A n E ditorial)
W e set up T E E -C U P fo r three years of
"g ro w ing pains.”
The "grow ing pains” m eant, fo r the
m ost p art, th a t d uring th a t tim e we m ight
be beset w ith problems o f production, in ­
cluding finance, w hich w ould prevent
regular publication according to our fo r­
m at of six times a year.
W e have come to the end of the three
years of "g ro w ing pains” and fran k ly , the
fu tu re of T E E -C U P looks m ost prom is­
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R eports fro m our circulation and ad­
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the m ain, we are going ahead w ith plans
fo r regular publication beginning w ith the
first issue, th a t o f February, 1959.
Inasm uch as we were beset w ith p rob ­
lems of production d u rin g 195 8 and were
unable to publish the m agazine as we had
hoped, we are honoring all subscriptions
received d urin g the year and carrying
them on our c u rre n t m ailing list.
This issue, you will note, carries all
195 8 W SG A -Sanctioned to u rn am en t re­
ports w hich have n o t been previously cov­
ered, the W SG A C ham pionship in P o rt­
land, the U nited G o l f e r s Association
T o u rn am en t, and other stories and p ic­
tures pertinen t to o u r overall golf activity
and interest.
T E E -C U P is dedicated to the prom o­
tion o f golf, and to th a t end shall con-
W S Championship to Co
Rayson, Fucuals Win ’58
P ortlan d M ayor p resen ts k ey to city to W SGA p rexy
PORTLAND, Ore.— Featuring many highlights of the annual membership
m eeting of the W estern States Golf Association here in August at the M ultno­
mah H otel was the presence of the Mayor of Portland, the Honorable Terry D.
Schrunk, and the awarding of the 1960
WSGA Championships to the Cosmopolitan
ON Y O UR COYER
Golf Club of Los Angeles. The 1959 WSGA
Championships will be held in San Francisco
Terry D. Schrunk, Mayor of the City of Port­
land, Oregon, the “City of Roses”, graces the
with Bay Area Golf Club of Northern Cali­
first TEE-CUP cover for the year 1959. The
fornia as host club.
Mayor personally and graciously presented
Delegates from nine clubs of the 12-club
the
Key to the City to W estern States Golf
organization saw Mayor Schrunk present the
Association president J. Cullen Fentress on
Key to the “City of Roses” to their president,
the occasion of the 4th Annual Western
J. Cullen Fentress.
States Championships there last August 17,
The mayor was introduced to the lunch­
18 and 19th. Portland now is celebrating its
eon gathering by Fitzgerald “Eager” Beaver,
Centennial. Insets are men’s and women’s
W estern States Championships w i n n e r s ,
publicity chairman of Leisure Hour Golf
From left are Milton Rayson, Cosmopolitan
Club, the entertaining club.
Golf Club, winner; Louis Scott, Bay Area
The request of the Cosmopolitan Golf
Golf Club, runnerup; and Al Swain, Los An­
Club, expressed through its delegation, to
geles Postal Golf Club, third; Gwen Mc­
host the 1960 WSGA Championships was
Daniel, Aberdeen and Griffith Park W omen’s
accepted with appreciation by the delegates.
Golf Clubs, third; Maude Thomas, Vernon­
Preceding the meeting proper, a workshop
crest and Sepulveda W omen’s Golf Clubs,
on handicapping was conducted by handi­
runnerup; and Elizabeth Fucuals, Fairway
capping committee co-chairman Tom Mit­
Golf Club, winner.
chell, assisted by Clifton Walker, Ferne
Pemberton and James Neal. Serving as re­
will be barred from competing in WSGA
source persons were Dave Duvall, director
Championships.
of golf for the City of Portland, and William
(c)
Dates for qualifying should be circu­
Brower, retired PGA member. Using the new
lated in each club 90 days periodically in
USGA handicapping system, the WSGA in­ advance of qualifying, stating clearly Rules
stalled its effective handicapping procedure and Conditions handed down by the Associ­
in the workshop, including book units, cards, ation, making it clear that no member shall
etc. for each WSGA club.
compete in WSGA Championships who fails
Among matters voted by the delegates
to attem pt to qualify, even though extra
were:
spots may be secured.
(1) The WSGA Championships, official
2. That Association handicaps be used,
championships of the W estern States Golf with reservations given to the committee to
Association, shall be open to members only;
approve, assign, reject and adjust handicaps.
(2) Silver-type trophies to be used exclu­
3. (a) In case there is any misrepresenta­
sively for WSGA Championships;
tion of the Rules the decision of the commit­
(3) Initiation of junior golf programs by
tee as arbitrator shall be final.
all clubs as WSGA policy in promotion of
(b) The committee given the right to
junior golf.
change rulings as posted if necessary (adjust­
The following five proposals of the Rules ment of women’s flights, etc.).
Committee, chaired by Herman R. Parker,
4. On entry blank under PLAY, which
were also accepted by the delegates:
reads: In event of a tie or ties, match play
1.
(a) Th a t t all contestants in WSGA shall govern. Since USGA Rule 36-3 reads
Championships s h a l l e n t e r Qualifying in its entirety: The committee shall announce
Rounds at member clubs on or before speci­
the manner, day and time for the decision of
fied date set by the Association.
a halved match or of a tie, whether played
(b) Members not attempting to qualify on level terms or handicap, a halved match
shall not be decided by stroke play. A tie in
stroke play shall not be decided by a match.
tinue to point up the a ctiv ity and in te r­
Proposal No. 4 should read: In event of a
ests of ALL golfers!
tie, play shall continue additional holes w ith­
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out handicap, until a hole is won thereby
As we face a new year, T E E -C U P
deciding the winner.
5. Notice entry blank under TEAM PLAY
would be remiss in its fu n c tio n if it did
1956
and 1957, entry blank read that team
n o t add its voice to th a t of th e U nited
players
should be named. To create better
States G olf Association and others in re­
relationships
in each club, the committee
m inding golfers to SPEED U P PLAY!
deemed it better to use the four lowest scor­
W alk quickly to y o ur ball o ff th e tee and
ers in the first day’s play from each club
in the fairw ay! T ake no unnecessary tim e
which gives a member a chance to earn a
on the green!
(Continued on page 7)
smo in ’60:
Titles
LA
. . Postal and
Aberdeen Win
Team Play
PORTLAND, Ore.—Firing rounds of 7577-76-73—301 over the Douglas Fir-lined
Glendoveer a n d Tualatin Country C l u b
courses here August 17, 18 and 19 last year,
Milton Rayson of Cosmopolitan Golf Club,
Los Angeles captured the men’s title in the
4th Annual W estern States Championships
of the W estern States Golf Association.
Men’s par on the East Course of the Glen­
doveer Golf Course, 6368 yards, is 37-37—74.
While ladies par is 39-40—79. Men’s par on
the 6325-yard Tualatin Country Club Course
is 35-36-71.
Hosting the championships was the Leis­
ure Hour Golf Club.
Elizabeth Fucuals, of Fairway Golf Club
then and now of Vernoncrest Golf Club, lit­
erally walked away with the women’s crown
with net rounds of 75-83-79—237.
Los Angeles Postal Golf Club retained
the men’s team play championship when its
foursome of “Spanky” Wilson, Steve and
Al Swain and Al McDaniel had a combined
total of 622. Nearest total to the L .A . Postal
score was that of Bay Area Golf Club at 639.
Cosmopolitan and Leisure Hour Golf Clubs
followed in that order.
Breaking the domination of the Vernon­
crest Golf Club team, the new Aberdeen
Golf Club foursome of Ferne Pemberton,
Joyce Robinson, Mercedes Sanford and Gwen
McDaniel with an 831 total easily won the
women’s team title. Vernoncrest and Leisure
Hour followed.
Men’s medalist was Al Swain of L . A .
Postal, dropping a birdie chip shot on 18 at
Glendoveer in the dusk for a one-under par
73. W omen’s medalist was Elizabeth Fucu­
als, who blazed an 86 on the same course.
Runner-up to Rayson in men’s champion­
ship was Louis Scott, Bay Area Golf Club,
76-79-73-76—304. And in third spot was Al
Swain with 73-79-78-76—306.
Maude Thomas, of Vernoncrest and Se­
pulveda W omen’s Golf Clubs, Los Angeles,
was in second place in women’s champion­
ship with net rounds of 80-85-81—246. Third
place was won by Aberdeen’s Gwen Mc­
Daniel, 84-82-86-252.
Complete results and net scores follow:
Men’s A Flight: Cleophas Williams, Bay
Area, winner, 71-76-71—218 to a 9; Dave
Shiloh, Bay Area, (9) 70-76-73—219, second;
and Theodore Lockhart, L . A . Postal, (7)
69-78-73-220, third.
Men’s B Flight: Zane Grey, Bay Area, (12)
68-76-76—220, winner; Jack Tanner, Leisure
Hour, (14) 71-71-84—226, second; and Wil(Continued on page 6)
WSGA “A”, “B”, “C” FLIGHT WINNERS-From left above are Ben Nance, standing for
Theodore Lockhart, Los Angeles Postal Golf Club, third in “A” Flight; Dave Shiloh, Bay
Area Golf Club, runnerup; and Cleophas Williams, Bay Area G.C., winner. Little “Bruiser”
Pemberton, who himself is learning golf through the Los Angeles Community Junior Golf
Association, presented the awards. Below from left, are William Brown, Cosmopolitan and
the new Foothill Golf Clubs, third in “B” Flight; Jack Tanner, Leisure Hour Golf Club,
runnerup; and Zane Grey. Bay Area G.C., winner. Cleophas presented the awards. In
the lower picture, from left, are Don Welcher, Bay Area G.C., third in “C” Flight; J. B.
Jones, Desert Mashie Golf Club, runnerup; and Al Barnes, Bay Area G.C., winner. Theop
Smith, Los Angeles Area WSGA vice president, and member of L .A . Postal and Rancho
Men’s Golf Clubs, did the honors.
Rules of Golf
to be Reviewed
NEW YORK—Although there will be no
changes in the Rules of Golf for 1959, the
code will be reviewed and possibly revised
in meetings next May between represent­
atives of the United States Golf Association
and the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St.
Andrews, Scotland. The meetings will be
held at the time of the W alker Cup Match
in Scotland, as has become customary in late
years.
The two organizations continuously ex­
change views on the Rules and recently the
USGA has drafted proposals for refinements.
The subjects cover a wide range, including
such matters as balls lost, out of bounds, un­
playable and in water hazards. No details of
proposals will be published until after the
meetings next May.
The following special committee has been
appointed by John D. Ames, USGA Presi­
dent, to represent the Association in the con­
ference with the British:
John M. Winters, Jr., Tulsa, Okla., Chair­
m an-present Chairman of USGA Rules of
Golf Committee; Wm. W ard Foshay, New
York—member of USGA Executive Commit­
tee; Isaac B. Grainger, New York—former
President and former Chairman of Rules of
Golf Committee; Richard S. Tufts, Pinehurst,
N. C.—former President and former Chair­
man of Rules of Golf Committee; Joseph C.
Dey, Jr., New York—Executive Director.
The Royal and Ancient Golf Club has ap­
pointed the following special committee: G.
A. Hill, Chairman; D . F. McCurrach, D . F.
Simpson, R. MacLeod and R. M. McLaren.
L.A. Postal,
Aberdeen Win
(Continued from page 5)
liam Brown, Cosmopolitan, (13) 70-75-83—
228, third.
Men’s C Flight: Al Barnes, Bay Area, (16)
74-74-72—220, winner; J . B. Jones, Desert
Mashie, (18) 76-75-77—228, second; and Don
Welcher, Bay Area, (16) 73-74-82-229, third.
Men’s D Flight: Ken Dotson, Bay Area,
(21) 72-82-77—231, winner; R. E. McAfee,
Leisure Hour, (21) 70-82-81—233, second;
and George W. Follings, Leisure Hour, (23)
79-81-78-238, third.
Women’s A Flight: F e r n e Pemberton,
Aberdeen, (23) 77-78-80—235, w i n n e r ;
Roberta Fairs, Aberdeen, (26) 76-82-81—239,
second; and Mercedes Sanford, Aberdeen,
(23) 84-87-83-254, third.
W omen’s B Flight: Bertha Davis, Leisure
Hour, (35) 72-85-75—232, winner; M a r i e
Coker, Los Angeles County W estern Ave­
nue Women’s Golf Club, (30) 76-79-80—235,
second; and Doris Joyner, Vernoncrest, (33)
82-88-85-255, third.
One hundred twenty-six players competed
on the lush Glendoveer Course, while 125
played for two days on the baffling Tualatin
Country Club Course with its plateau greens.
Page Six
IN THE PICTURE above, Ken Dotson, Bay Area Golf Club, third from left, receives the
winner’s trophy of “D ” Flight from Mrs. Lonetta Plummer, las donor, as Vernon Gaskin,
host club tournament chairman, left, who is also WSGA Vice President of the Northwest
Area, and J. Cullen Fentress look on. R. E. McAffee, of Leisure Hour, runnerup; and Geo.
W. Follings, third, Leisure Hour, are not shown. Below F . R. “Eager” Beaver, host club
publicist, presents “A” Flight trophies to Mercedes Sanford, third; Roberta Fairs, runnerup;
and Feme Pemberton, winner, all of Aberdeen Golf Club in that order. Happy “B” Flight
winners in the lower picture receive trophies from Fentress. From left are Bertha Davis,
Leisure Hour, winner; Marie Coker, Lo.s Angeles County Western Avenue Women and
Sepulveda Women’s Golf Clubs, runnerup; and Doris Joyner, Vernoncrest Golf Club, third.
Desert Mashie to
Hold Linkfest
April 4th, 5th
PHOENIX, Ariz.—The Desert Mashie Golf
Club of this city will give its 12th Annual
Amateur Invitational Medal Play tournament
Saturday and Sunday, April 4-5, over the
Encanto Golf Course, 2805 North 15th Ave.
Opening the tournament schedule of mem­
ber clubs of the W estern States Golf Associa­
tion for 1959, this first WSGA-Sanctioned
tournament is expected to attract a large
field of players.
W ith two trophies in each flight, there will
be six flights for men—championship, A, B,
C, D and E —and three flights for women—
championship, A and B. Medalist trophies
will be given for the first 18 holes of play.
The Number 7 hole has been designated as
the “Hole-in-One” hole, and the “Mo s t
Honest Golfer,” both men and women, will
be determined after 36 holes of play.
Starting time for both days is 10 A.M.,
with a $15.00 entry fee.
Entertainment, which is always a highlight
of the Desert Mashie tournament, this year
will include an O m e g a Psi Phi Cocktail
Party and Bam Dance, in western attire, Fri­
day; Calcutta and banquet, Saturday, at the
Elks; and trophy award luncheon Sunday at
the Elks.
Reservations may be made at the Fron­
tier Motel, 2823 E. Van Buren; Sands Motel,
3320 E. Van Buren; and the Desert Hill
Motel, 2745 E. Van Buren. Golfers may also
confirm starting times Friday night, April 3rd,
by calling the Elks, 1007 S. 7th Avenue, at
AL 4-0072.
AS GENERAL TOURNAMENT CHAIRMAN James Stratten and Fitzgerald “Eager”
Beaver assist, members of the winning team from Aberdeen Golf Club, Los Angeles pose
with the WSGA women’s team play trophy. From left are Gwen McDaniel, Joyce Robinson,
Stratten, Fem e Pemberton, Beaver and Mercedes Sanford. Below James Gay, of Valley
View Golf Club, Las Vegas, Nevada, presents the medalists awards to Elizabeth Fucuals,
Fairway G .C ., and Al Swain, Los Angeles Postal Golf Club. In the lower picture, Kathy
Winslow, center, of Leisure Hour Golf Club, charms the winners, of WSGA men’s team
play. They are from left, “Spanky” Wilson, Al McDaniel, Kathy, Steve and Al Swain, all of
Los Angeles Postal Golf Club.
Oldsters play golf free on Detroit’s six
municipal golf courses on week-days upon
presentation of proof that they’re 65 years of
age or older and receiving Social Security.
Many Highlights in
WSGA T ourney
(Continued from page 4)
spot on the team. WSGA established handi­
caps shall be carried to each WSGA sanc­
tioned tournament, and tournament scores
shall be sent to the WSGA handicap com­
mittee by the host club.
A WSGA Special Train, over the Southern
Pacific Railway, originating in Los Angeles
through M. W. Sidel, Passenger Agent, and
the fine efforts of Herman Parker of Cosmo­
politan, had also to be included in the high­
lights of the WSGA Championships, for join­
ing players from Los Angeles were those
from Valley View Golf Club and Bay Area
Golf Club.
All photos covering WSGA awards pre­
sentation were made by E. F. Joseph of E. F.
Joseph Studios, Oakland, Calif.
page Seven
WOMEN’S WINNERS in the 4th Annual Western States Cham­
pionships of the Western States Golf Association, held in Portland,
Oregon, last August with Leisure Hour Golf Club as host are from
left, front, Maude Thomas, Elizabeth Fucuals, Bertha Davis and
Gwen McDanieL Top, from left, Ferne Pemberton, Marie Coker,
Doris Joyner, Mercedes Sanford and Roberta Fairs. Men’s Division
winners below, from left front, J. B. Jones, Dave Shiloh, Larry
Hancock, Milton Rayson, Louis Scott, and Don Welcher. At top,
from left, R. E. McAfee, Al Swain, Cleophas Williams, Ken Dot­
son, Zane Grey, William Brown, Jade Tanner and Ben Nance.
WITH LITTLE Miss Hadie Willeerson enjoying it, too, Dave Shi­
loh, left, Alonzo Pemberton and Theop Smith get a bang out of
receiving prizes from the WSGA tournament raffle. And in the
panel at right, Dr. Tom Mitchell, WSGA handicap committee cochairman, left, and Herman Parker, WSGA Rules Committee
chairman, admire some of the trophies. In the lower picture are
WSGA officers who were present at the enjoyable affair. Seated
from left, Dr. Tom Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Adams (he is
treasurer), Mr. and Mrs. J. Cullen Fentress (he is president and she
is assistant secretary), and Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Dawson (he was
president of the host club, Leisure Hour). Standing from left are
Cleophas Williams, vice president; and wife Dorothy; Vernon
and Lenora Gaskin (he is a vice president and club tournament
chairman, land she financial secretary of host club), Kathy Winslow,
club recording secretary; James Stratten, WSGA general tourna­
ment chairman; and Angie Britton, club corresponding secretary.
Howard Wheeler wins 6th UGA title;
Vernice Turner top Amateurs
Andre Wilson and
Shirley Turner
Junior Champs
PITTSBURGH, Pa.—Philly’s veteran golf­
er, Howard Wheeler, native Atlantan, out­
distanced a field of 40 pros to win his sixth
United Golfers Association tournament in
August over Pittsburgh’s long, hilly, difficult
North Park Golf Course.
The cross-handed W heeler played des­
cending rounds of 76, 71, 69, and 66 for a
72-hole, six under par 282. The lanky, easy­
going shot artist trailed Baltimore’s youthful
Dick Thomas, 1958 U . S. Open qualifier, for
54 of the 72 holes, coming ahead with a final
six under par 66 and a new competitive re­
cord for the man-killing North Park Course.
Thomas, low medalist for the event, never
went above par with 70, 71, 72, and 70 for
his number two 283 spot.
Wheeler had previously won the UGA
pro tourney in 1933, 1938, 1946, 1947, and
10 years ago in 1948. With six wins, he has
won the event more than any other player.
Ted Rhodes, 1958 defending champion, and
third-placer Charlie Sifford .are believed to
have won the tournament twice each. Sif­
ford carded 284 with Rhodes finishing ninth
with 293. W heeler’s first tournament win
wa s the Atlanta Open in 1931. He never
played as an amateur.
Alfred “T up” Holmes, Atlanta, became a
two-time winner of the men’s am ateur cham­
pionship by defeating low medalist Robert
Turner of Cleveland. Son of the famous 74year-old Dr. H . M. Holmes of Atlanta, the
younger Holmes has not played in the tour­
ney since he won it in 1947. Dr. Holmes,
who took up golf after 50, won the senior
men’s consolation flight. Championship hon­
or in the senior men’s division went to James
Burris, Jacksonville, who defeated Dr. C . O.
Hilton of Newark.
Vernice Turner, Ocean City, N .J., became
a first-time winner of the tourney’s division
for amateur women when she beat Myrtle
Patterson of New York City two and one.
Both well known and outstanding golfers,
Mrs. Turner is Eastern Golf Association wo­
men’s champion, while Mrs. Patterson is a
three-time winner of Ray Mitchell’s Miami
winter tournament. Mesdames A d liad
Adams, Washington, D .C ., Rhoda Fowler,
New York City, and Helen Harris, W ashing­
ton, D . C., finished one-two-three in the
senior women’s division.
A 14-year-old star from Philadelphia, An­
dre Wilson, became junior boys’ champion
in the age group of 14 to 17, followed by
Thomas Hill, age 16, Washington, D . C., and
Lawrence Long, age 14, Detroit. In the
younger boys’ championship, Francis Bar­
rett, Jr., age 10, son of the North Park pro,
was winner w ith Alan Kendrix, age 11,
Washington, D . C., and Charles Sifford, Jr.,
age 10, Philadelphia, placing second and
third, respectively. Young Kendrix is the son
of PRman Moss H. Kendrix, recently turned
pro, while Master Sifford is the son of the
well-known tournament winner of the same
name.
Seventeen-year-old Shirley Turner of De­
troit, girls’ champion in 1955 and 1956, be­
came a three-time winner by overtaking Re­
nee Powell, East Canton, Ohio, who was the
medalist of the division. Miss Powell, age 12,
was second and Juanita Arvin, Baltimore,
was third. The junior boys and girls and
senior women competed on a medal score
basis, with trophies being received by players
having the three lowest scores. All other
amateurs qualified by medal play and com­
pleted their competition by match play*
A field of almost 300 players from all sec­
tions of the country competed for the 86
trophies awarded in the 32nd annual UCA
tournament. The Coca-Cola Company, At­
lanta, Ga., donates the championship trophies
for the nine divisions of the tourney each
year, while other trophies are furnished by
the local host groups. This year, Pittsburgh’s
Yorkshire Golf Club, which was organized in
1937, was host club, with the Dandy Duffers
Golf Club cooperating.
Beginning with its 1959 tournament in
Washington, D . C., UGA will promote its
tournaments independent of local club spon­
sorship, according to Franklin T. Lett, De­
troit, who is UGA president. A special na­
tional tournament committee, headed by
Howard Anderson, Toledo, Ohio, has been
formed within UGA to plan future tourna­
ments of the national golfing body. The Moss
H. Kendrix Organization, Washington, D . C.,
public relations and promotions firm, has
been retained to assist UGA in its new pro­
gram.
During the Pittsburgh tourney, the tour­
nament planning committee had sessions
along with the association’s executive com­
mittee. Among those present, in addition to
Mr. Lett and Mr. Anderson, a UGA veep,
were Mrs. Paris Brown, tourney director,
Washington, D . C .; Mrs. Ann Robinson, as­
sistant tournament director, Chicago; Nat
Jordan, executive vice president, St. Louis;
Max Stanford, veep, Philadelphia; A. D . V.
Crosby and Eugene Cartwright, Columbus,
Ohio.
Also attending the sessions were Mrs. Mary
Campbell, UGA secretary, and Mrs. Lorraine
Osborn, youth program director, Chicago;
William D. Jones, treasurer, Dayton; Miss
Evelyn Williams, Washington, D . C . ; Jack
Ferguson, pro division chairman, Indianapo­
lis; George Harris, Yorkshire president, and
Marshall Johnson, local tournament coordi(Continued on page 18)
Lett’s “Birdie”
Beats Eckstine
in UGA Overtime
PITTSBURGH, Pa.-U G A prexy Franklin
T. Lett almost started a singing career when
he defeated Billy Eckstine on the 20th hole
during the United Golfers Association 32nd
annual tournament played over the North
Park Golf Course.
Lett canned a birdie 2 on the 239-yard par
three hole to retire Eckstine. Incidentally,
this was the hole on which Marion “Cris”
Williams, Detroit pro, bagged a hole-in-onc,
using a No. 3 iron, to become a member of
The Coca-Cola Company’s Hole - In - One
Club. Pro Robert Williams of Houston, drop­
ped an eagle two on the 7th, 399-yard par 4,
using a wedge second shot.
Like dad, 10-year-old Charles Sifford, Jr.
finished third in his division. Little Charlie
played in the under 14-years group. Dad
finished third in the pro division with a fourunder par 284 and got $225. Junior got his
first trophy and inched out Alan Kendrix, age
11, of Washington, D .C ., in the driving con­
test for the pee-wees.
Speaking of the Kendrixes, Moss and Dor­
othy and sons, Moss, Jr., and Alan, were the
only family foursome entered in the tourna­
ment. W inning the only trophy received by
the family, Alan placed second in the small
fryers’ championship division. There were
several husband-wife teams in the tourna­
ment—the Max Stanfords of Philly, the Turn­
ers of Ocean City, N . J.; the Mosleys of De­
troit, and the Adamses of Washington.
Mrs. Howard W heeler, the wife of the pro
champion, played. Then there was the father-son combination, Dr. H . M. Holmes and
men’s amateur champion, “T up”, of Atlanta,
and m other-daughter combination, Frances
Devine and Evelyn Williams, Washington,
each winning trophies. East Canton, Ohio
contributed the sister-brother youth team of
Renee, age 12, and Bill Powell, age 17.
Francis Barrett, Jr., son of the North Park
pro, promised to be in W ashington in 1959
to defend his title and Alan Kendrix and
Charles Sifford, Jr., who placed two-three in
the division, have promised to meet him
there. This could go on forever. W hile on
the younger set, carnations are in order for
Lorraine Osborn, Chicago, for the excellent
manner in which she conducts the UGA’s
youth tourney.
It’s rumored that Alfred “T up” Holmes,
Atlanta, will turn pro after winning his sec­
ond UGA am ateur title. Eyes are toward At­
lanta, while there are big question marks
over PRman Moss Kendrix entering the pro
ranks. Holmes is promoting a sporting goods
(Continued on page 29)
"Tup” Holmes,
UGA WINNER—In the photo on the right, Mrs. Vernice Turner,
left, Ocean City, N.J., annexed her first United Golfers Association
women’s championship at Pittsburgh last August by defeating Mrs.
Myrtle Patterson, right, New York City, 2-1 in final play over the
testing North Park Golf Course. In center is UGA president, Frank­
lin T. Lett, Detroit, holding winner’s trophy, which is one of nine
championship trophies donated by The Coda-Cola Company, At­
lanta, Ga., annually for all divisions of the UGA. Mrs. Turner is
also Eastern Golf Association titleholder, while Mrs. Patterson is
a three-time winner of Ray Mitchell’s Miami North-South Winter
Tournament. Left below, are the junior winners in the 14 to 17
age division of the 32nd annual UGA tournament. Front, from left,
Renee Powell, 12, East Canton, Ohio, who elected to play in the
over-age group, coming in second to winner Shirley Turner, 17,
of Detroit, three-time winner of the tourney. Andre Wilson, right,
14-year old shot-maker of Philadelphia, won the boys’ division with
78-82—160 for 36 holes over the long hilly par 72. Runnerup in
the division was Thomas Hill, 16, of Washington, seen at left. In
the center is Miss Lorraine Osborn, Chicago, who is chairman of
the UGA’s youth division. In the lower right photo are three mighty
mites. Francis Barrett, Jr., center, 10, son of the pro at Pittsburgh’s
North Park Golf Course, was the winner in the under 14-age
division of the UGA meet. Young Barrett was followed by Alan
Kendrix, left, 11, Washington, D.C., and Charles Sifford, Jr., 10,
right, son of the Los Angeles pro, was third. Father Sifford came
in third in the pro division. Young Kendrix is the son of D .C .
PRman Moss H. Kendrix who recently turned golf pro. In fore­
ground is the huge amateur men’s championship trophy which
was won by Alfred “Tup” Holmes, Atlanta. Boys are pledged to
win trophy in future and then turn pro like their fathers.
TUCSON KINGPIN—Frank Huff, of Randolph and Desert Mashie Golf Clubs, is the new Tucson (Ariz.) City Amateur Golf Champion,
winning the title with a 6-under par 282, including a competitive course record tieing 65 third round.
Frank Huff Cops Tucson City
“Just when I had begun to think I had to be satisfied with my game, I
seem ed to start learning all over again and this without a doubt is my best year
ever.”
So Frank Huff, of Tucson, Ariz., told
TEE-CUP following his victory in the Tuc­
son City Amateur Golf Championship early
in October played on his home course, Ran­
dolph.
Pre-tourney favorite, Huff had rounds of
73-73-65-71—282 to negotiate the 72-hole
medal tourney six under par over Randolph’s
6,517-yard par 36-36—72 layout. His 65 in
the third round tied Randolph’s amateur
course record. The 39-year old postal work­
er was the only one in the starting field of
153 to complete the four rounds in sub-par
figures.
A member also of Desert Mashie Golf
Club, Phoenix, of the W estern States Golf
Association, the new Tucson city kingpin
said his victory was particularly satisfying—
there wasn’t anything flukey about it, win­
ning out over tough competition.
Earlier, Huff, who had made plans to com­
pete in the Cosmopolitan Golf Club Invita­
tional in Los Angeles, had to forego the trip
when he won Arizona’s lone berth in the
National Public Links Championships by one
stroke with a 36-hole total of 143, three over
par, on the Encanto Golf Course in Phoenix.
Subsequently, Arizona requested another
berth in publinx play. Richard Angle of
Phoenix, who lost to Huff, joined the latter
on the trek to Orland Park, Ill. and divided
allowable expenses. Desert Mashie G . C .
supplied the balance of Huff’s allowable, the
amount to be returned to Desert Mashie by
WSGA.
A feature of Huff’s qualifying rounds at
Encanto was a brilliant 32 on the front nine
of the second 18 holes.
Back in Orland Park, Huff stated he was
joined by eight other Negro amateurs—Clif­
ford Brown and Robert Turner of Cleveland,
Ohio, both of whom qualified and were de­
feated in the first round; Joe Roach and Eu­
ral Clark of Los Angeles, the former quali­
fying and defeated in the second round on
the 20th hole, the latter failing to qualify.
Also by Jerry Sumpter, Pittsburgh, Pa.; An­
drew W oodard, Highland Park, Mich.; E r­
nest Carlisle, Toledo, Ohio; and Leon Little,
Bronx, N .Y ., all of whom failed to qualify.
“It did my old heart good,” Frank said,
“to see so many of us there.”
Huff, who also failed to qualify, but tied
with Milton Frank of St. Louis, with 74s for
H ad ley tells g o lf d iv isio n
p erso n n el ch a n g es
LOS ANGELES.—Americ Hadley, super­
visor of golf in the City Recreation and Park
Department, has announced the following
changes in assignment for golf division per­
sonnel:
Senior Starter Simon “Si” Wasserman has
been shifted from the Sepulveda Dam Park
courses to Griffith Park courses to take over
the spot vacated by Frank L. “Dick” Thomp­
son, who left the City’s employ effective Oc­
tober 31, having reached the mandatory re­
tirement age of 70. Senior Starter Ray Dar­
by has been transferred from Rancho to Se­
pulveda; and Ray Feliz was promoted from
starter to senior starter and has been assigned
to Rancho.
a victory in the 18-hole consolation tourna­
ment on the par 73 Glenwoodie Golf Course.
His prize was two beautiful McGregor
sweaters.
Elsewhere in these pages, you’ll see where
the Tucson City am ateur king was also third
in the Vernoncrest Golf Club tournament in
Los Angeles, and somehow or other you have
to agree with him that “this without a doubt
is my best year ever.”—JCF.
Roach Stars in
Publinx and
L .A. City
LOS ANGELES.— Unassum ing Joe
Roach, one of the top amateur golfers
of the country, was very m uch in the
headlines during the month of June,
as a case in point.
In local qualifying for the 33rd
Amateur Public Links Championship
of the USGA, Roach, w ith a 69-75—
144 at M eadowlark in the morning and
Lakewood in the afternoon, both par
71s, was second to Jerry Gallardo, of Griffith
Park, at 141, and with Joe Gallardo, Jerry’s
brother, at 145, composed the W arren G.
H arding Cup team at the national competi­
tion.
The first six scorers went to the Nationals
at Silver Lake Golf Club in Orland Park, Ill.,
July 7-12.
Roach also qualified at Silver Lake, but
was defeated in the second round of cham­
pionship play on the 20th hole. He thoroughc o n tin u e d on page 21)
“THANKS!” IS what Joe Roach, of Cosmopolitan Golf Club, center above, seems to be
saying as he (accepts check defraying his allowable expenses in national publinx play from
Frank D. Adams, Sr., treasurer of Western States Golf Association, as Mary Woodyard,
WSGA secretary, looks on. Below, Al Chandler of Beaumont, Texas, left center, and Roach
hold trophies emblematic of the Los Angeles City Men’s Championship. Chandler Was top
man, and for the second straight year Roach was in No. 2 spot. Beaming from left are
Americ Hadley, co-sponsor Recreation and Park Department’s supervisor of golf; Cal Cal­
vert, 1958 president of the Municipal Golf Association, also co-sponsor; Chandler, Roach,
Jack Ludwig, of the tournament committee; J .C . Cunningham, City Men’s Golf Tourna­
ment chairman; and Paul Scott, pro at Griffith Park, site of the championship.—(Photos by
Adams and McClain.)
James E. Stratten, Emma Banks Top
Bay Area Tournament Field
WILLIAM “BILL” HINDS, left, who is the
1959 president of Bay Area Golf Club, con­
gratulates dapper Arthur Price, of the Bay
Area club, who last year won the club tourna­
ment’s longest drive contest and A Flight.
Below are the men’s division winners of the
BAGC tournament held at Sharp Park, site
of the Fifth Annual Western States Cham­
pionships of the WSGA in June of this year.
Kneeling front from left A. D. Ward, medal­
ist; James E. Stratten, championship win­
ner, Al Swain, runnerup. Standing from left,
Arthur Price, A Flight winner; Tom Evans,
SAN FRANCISCO—James E. Stratten, of
the host club and Harding Park Men’s Golf
Club—the one and only when it comes to
hitting a golf ball—and Emma Banks, of
Griffith Park W omen’s Golf Club, Los An­
geles, hit the tape first here last June 2-3 at
Sharp Park Golf Course in the Bay Area Golf
Club annual invitational tournament.
Mrs. Banks was medalist also while men’s
medalist was A. D. W ard of the host club.
A feature of the tournament was the men’s
longest drive contest won “hands down” by
dapper Arthur Price of Bay Area Golf Club.
Men’s results:
Championship—Al Swain, Los A n g e l e s
Postal Golf Club runnerup.
A Flight—Arthur Price, w i n n e r ; T o m
Evans, BAGC, San Mateo, runnerup.
B Flight—Willard Ashford, BAGC, San
Mateo, winner; Zane Grey, BAGC, Berkeley,
runnerup.
C Flight—Riley Jamieson, BAGC, winner;
runnerup; Willard Ashford, B Flight win­
ner; Zane Grey, runnerup; Riley Jamieson, C
Flight winner; Moody Brooks, runnerup; and
Farnsworth Hancock, D Flight runnerup.
Judge John W. Bussey, not pictured, won D
Flight.
Moody Brooks, BAGC, runnerup.
D Flight—Judge John W. Bussey, BAGC,
winner; Farnsworth Hancock, Leisure Hour
Golf Club, Seattle, Wash., runnerup.
W omen’s results:
Championship—Elizabeth Fucuals, Fair­
way Golf Club, runnerup.
A Flight—Ann Jamieson, Fairway, winner;
Edna Dotson, Fairway, Richmond, Calif.,
runnerup.
B Flight—Quilla Diggs, Vernoncrest Golf
Club, winner; Marie Coker, Los Angeles
County W estern Avenue Women and Se­
pulveda W omen’s Golf Clubs, runnerup.
Name Sherman as
NGF representative
CHICAGO.—Bill Sherman, 30, has been
appointed W estern Field Representative for
the National Golf Foundation, according to
an announcement in December by Founda­
tion Director Rex McMorris.
Sherman will make his headquarters at
2100 Jones St., San Francisco 11, Calif, (tele­
phone Tuxedo 5-1536).
Ray son, Connie
Robinson VGC
Tourney Victors
LOS ANGELES—W ith a tieing birdie on
the first extra hole of a sudden death play­
off, Milton Rayson of Cosmopolitan Golf
Club dropped his long putt for a par on the
second hole, a 3 par, to beat Clayton Moore,
also of Cosmopolitan, to win the men’s
championship in the Vernoncrest Golf Club
annual tournament over last Labor Day
weekend at Fox Hills Country Club.
Seventeen-year old Connie Robinson, of
Brookside, w a l k e d away with women’s
championship flight honors with a net 137.
She was medalist with 82, also.
Rayson and Moore tied for their playoff
with 144s. Third was Frank Huff, of Desert
Mashie Golf Club, from Tucson, Ariz. Med­
alist was Andrew Greene of Cosmo with a
three under par 69.
Complete results follow: men’s division;
and net scores:
A Flight—Sam Drake, 139, winner; Lionel
Kelley, 141, runner-up; Henry Love, 142,
third.
B Flight—John Edmonds, Jr., 137, winner;
Theron Kirk, 141, second; and Willie Green,
147, third.
C Flight—Skeets Caldwell, 142, winner;
Lawrence Rachal, 144, runner-up; and E d­
ward Ballou, 144, third.
D Flight—Russell Homer, 131, winner; J.
B. Jones, 134, runner-up; and Dr. A. W.
Beale, 138, third.
W omen’s division, and net scores:
Championship Flight —Connie Robinson,
137, winner; Elizabeth Moore, 149, low net;
Maude Thomas, 150, second low net.
A Flight—Joyce Robinson, 145, winner;
Louise Hill, 146, runner-up; and Cadence
Hines, 153, third.
B Flight—Doris Joyner, 147, w i n n e r ;
Marie Coker, 162, runnerup; and Quilla
Diggs, 165, third.
Trophy awards were made at a dinner
presentation at Fox Hills following the
tournament.
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AT LE FT , MILTON RAYSON, Cosmopoli­
tan Golf Club, winner of men’s championship
in the Vernoncrest Golf Club tournament,
receives award from O. D. Williams of Rich­
field Oil Co. In the lower panel, at left, Elihu
“Black D ot” McGee presents the Elihu Mc­
Gee award to Connie Robinson of Brookside
Women’s Golf Club, women’s championship
winner. Junior Flight winners are shown in
the right panel. From left are Cynthia Pem­
berton, third place winner; Lillian J. Fen­
tress, co-sponsor of Cynthia with Cheatham’s
Sav-Way TV; Alvin Harris, second place
winner; and Buddy Bass, winner of junior
flight. All trophies were donated by the Ver­
noncrest Golf Club.
Golf Course Record Set for 5th Year
California Leads
All States for
3rd Year
CHICAGO.— N ew post-war records
in golf course developm ent were set
for the fifth consecutive year with 182
new regulation courses and additions
opened for play, 293 under construc­
tion and 959 in the planning stage, ac­
cording to the 1958 Annual Report of
the National Golf Foundation.
California leads all states for the
third consecutive year with 31 new
golf courses opened for play, 25 courses un­
der construction, and 78 in the planning
stage, according to Foundation president Joe
Graffis, who presented the report to Founda­
tion members at the annual meeting in Chi­
cago in October. He said:
“Only nine states reported no new courses
opened for play this year. Following Califor­
nia, Texas has 15 new courses, Florida has
14 and New York is third with 13 courses.
“In the construction stage, New York and
Ohio trail California with 20 courses each,
Pennsylvania is third with 16 courses being
built and Florida is fourth with 15. Only
three states had no new courses under con­
struction in 1958—New Jersey, South Dakota
and Vermont.
“Every state reports two or more golf
courses in the planning stage. After Califor­
nia (with 78) are Ohio with 59, New York
with 53 and Pennsylvania with 48 courses
planned.”
$27 MILLION INVESTED
Graffis said the 182 new courses and addi­
tions represent an estimated $27 million in­
vestment in land, construction and mainte­
nance equipment. He said previous experi­
ence indicates that these new courses will
account for 2,879,000 rounds of play in their
first year of operation.
“It is significant,” he added, “that slightly
more than 10% of the new courses fall into
the golf course-real estate subdivision cate­
gory. All indications point to a continuing
increase in these projects, reversing the ini­
tial post-war tendency to chop up existing
courses into homesites.”
Records show a total of 5718 regulation
golf courses now in play in the United States,
a new post-war high. This represents a net
gain of 642 golf courses in the five-year
period since 1953 when Foundation sponsors
voted to expand its Field Service operation
to provide information and guidance to the
growing number of groups and individuals
all over the country seeking to bring new
golf courses into play.
By this time next year, according to Graf­
fis, at the present rate of development, 1,000
new regulation golf courses will have been
FACT SHEET ON GOLF FOR 1958
(As prepared by National G olf Foundation)
5,745 regulation golf courses in the U . S. A. — 256 Par-3 or Short
Courses. 2,986 private clubs; 1,904 semiprivate clubs; 855 mu n i c i p a l
courses.
3,308 9-hole courses have a total acreage o f ....................................... 201,788
2,437 18-hole courses have a total acreage o f ....................................... 348,491
5,745 courses have a total acreage o f .................................................... 550,279
$1,325,000,000 is total investment in nation’s golf facilities. Above
figure includes land, courses, ranges, club houses, pro shops, caddie shelt­
ers, equipm ent buildings, swimming pools, tennis courts and other sports
facilities, furnishings, machinery, watering systems, gardens, etc.
$107,000,000 is spent annually to maintain America’s golf courses and
grounds.
$50,000,000 is being spent annually on new golf courses, clubhouses,
furnishings, equipm ent and facilities.
$51,000,000 in playing equipment, apparel, accessories and supplies
is sold through pro shops annually.
3,970,000 men, wom en and juniors play at least 10 rounds of golf
a year.
72,000,000 rounds or more are played each year on the nation’s
courses.
500 rounds and more have been played on one 18-hole course in one
day in more than one city in the past year.
100,000 and more (up to 123,000) rounds of golf have been played on
each of several 18-hole courses in the past year.
182 new courses and new additions were opened for play in 1958.
301 new courses and new additions are under construction (D ecem ­
ber, 1958).
680,459 golf bags manufactured and sold in 1957, latest census figures.
3,046,808 dozen golf balls manufactured and sold in 1957 (latest
census figures).
680,459 golf bags manufactured and sold in 1957, latest census figures.
AMERICANS SPE N D MORE MONEY HAVING F U N PLAYING
GOLF TH AN ON ANY O TH ER SPORT
(Per Bureau of the Census, Dept, of Commerce release)
opened for play since W orld W ar II. He
added that by 1960 there will be better than
6,000 golf courses.
STILL SHORT OF DEMAND
“Even then we will be far short of meet­
ing the growing demand for places to play
golf,” Graffis said. An estimated 75 million
rounds of golf will be chalked up on the na­
tion’s courses this year—topping by 5.7% the
71 million round record set last year.
In addition to regulation courses, the
Foundation reported 38 new “par 3” or
“short” golf courses opened for play in 1958,
32 more in the construction stage and 124
new prospects. This brings the total par-3s
now in operation to 256—more than twice
the 120 listed by the Foundation in 1955.
“The growing number of par-3s, along
with the steady increase in driving ranges
and miniature golf courses—all ‘incubators of
golf’—are adding significant numbers to the
golfing population each year,” Graffis said.
E ddy N u n n G o lf E nterprises
w elco m es g o lfe rs
LOS ANGELES.—Affable Eddy Nunn of
the Eddy Nunn Golf Enterprises extends a
warm invitation through TEE-CUP to golf­
ers to visit him at 1925 South Hobart Boule­
vard, and view his Alpaca sweater, golf glove
and Axaline Putter lines.
The sweaters are the work of Elsye of Vi­
enna, Austria; and the golf gloves, which are
of the finer type, by Picard of England. His
Axaline Putters are being used by Bill Cas­
per Jr., Ken Venturi, Sam Leonard, Jack
Fleck, Billy Maxwell, Charles Sifford, and
many other fine players, according to Nunn.
Nunn, who has been a member of the
Southern California Section of The PGA
since 1923, and in the wholesale business,
manufacturing and jobbing, since 1930, in­
vites golfers to call for an appointment at
REpublic 44482.
Mayfield’s 3Under Par
Takes Cosmo
LOS ANGELES—Lavelle Mayfield, of the
host club, who always seems to play in the
Cosmopolitan Golf Club annual invitational
like it is put on expressly for him, did it
again last year when he put together rounds
of 70-71 — 141, three under par, to win the
club’s 14th Annual July 4th weekend at
Fox Hills Country Club.
Elizabeth Moore, better half of the re­
nowned golfing Oscar Moores, and member
of Vernoncrest Golf Club, won the women’s
championship with a net 147.
Mayfield’s 70 and Thelma Cowans’ 85
garnered medalist awards. Miss Cowans rep­
resented Vernoncrest.
Other results of the tournament which
drew 150 entries and at least one from every
club in the 12-club W estern States Golf As­
sociation, were as follows:
Championship Flight —Joe Roach, 74-70
— 144, runnerup; and Will Rayson, 73-74 —
147, third. Both represented the host club.
A Flight —William Fitzgerald, winner;
Robert Moss, runnerup; and Cleophas W il­
iams, third.
B Flight — DeW itt Bass, winner; Bennie
Channell, runnerup; and John Edmonds, Jr.,
third.
C Flight —Sterling Wallace, winner; W il­
liam Brown, runnerup; and Lawrence Jones,
third.
D Flight —Tommie Taylor, winner; Cur­
tis Todd, runnerup by default; and Norman
Lewis, third.
In the women’s division:
Championship Flight —G l a d y s Mitchell
and Elizabeth Fucuals tied for runnerup hon­
ors with net 151s.
A Flight —Etta Drake, winner; and Gwen
McDaniel, runnerup.
B Flight—Ursula Davis, winner; and Marie
Coker, runnerup.
“ M atty” scores 1st ace
LOS ANGELES.—Lorimer “M atty” Ma­
thews, a member of Cosmopolitan Golf Club
and Griffith Park Men’s Golf Club, chalked
up his first hole-in-one in 20 years of golfing
Sunday, October 5, when he stepped to the
tee on the three-par 15th hole of the Hard­
ing Course, swung his four-iron and hit the
ball into the cup, 170 yards away, according
to Starter Bernie Hogan.
Dr. Joseph H. Howard, Early Jones and
Dick Bernum were with Mathews, who lives
at 2651 South M anhattan Place, when he
got his “greatest thrill,” Hogan said.
Matthews and his foursome enjoyed steak
dinners as guests of concessionaire Bob Fagans
, Griffith Park Clubhouse Restaurant,
and the six-handicapper also received a
set of cuff links and matching tie clasp from
Golf Pro Paul Scott.
USGA plans double qualifying for 59 Open
NEW YORK.—A new system of double
qualifying for the Open Championship has
been adopted by the United States Golf As­
sociation, for trial in 1959.
Instead of 36-hole sectional qualifying at
approximately 28 locations, there will be two
series of trials, as follows:
1. Local Qualifying Rounds at a large
number of locations; 71 locations are now
being surveyed. These events will be at 36
holes on Monday, May 18. There will be a
broad range of exemptions, for perhaps as
many as 90 players. Approximately 20 per
cent of the entries, or a total of about 500
players, will become eligible for the second
qualifying series.
2. Sectional Qualifying Championships at
approximately 13 locations, on Monday, June
1 at 36 holes. Exemptions will be available
to the same categories of players as in recent
years.
The field for the championship proper will
be 150, instead of 162 as before. The cham­
pionship will be played at the W inged Foot
Golf Club, Mamaroneck, N .Y ., June 11-1213.
The double qualifying series is designed
to give improved opportunity for the most
capable players to qualify for the champion­
ship. It is patterned after a qualifying sys­
tem used for the 1942 Hale America Na­
tional Open Golf Tournament, the war-time
substitute for the Open Championship.
In 1953 an endeavor was made to mini­
mize inequities under the existing system by
having, after sectional competition, a 36-hole
qualifying event for 300 players at the cham­
pionship site, immediately before the tourna­
ment proper. Although that system was gen­
erally well received, there were enough sub­
stantial objections to warrant abandonment
after one trial.
Following are details of the new plan and
a list of locations under consideration for
qualifying. Chairman of the USGA Cham­
pionship Committee is Charles L. Peirson, of
Boston.
First Series, Local Qualifying Rounds,
Monday, May 18: Ala.—Birmingham, Mo­
bile; Ariz.—Phoenix; Ark.—Little Rock.
Cal.—Fresno or central Cal., Los Angeles,
San Diego, San Francisco; Colo.—Denver;
Conn.—New Haven.
D.C.—Washington.
Fla.—Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa.
Ga.—Atlanta.
Hawaii—Honolulu.
Idaho—A place in Idaho; Ill.—Chicago,
Springfield; Ind. —Indianapolis; Iowa—Des
Moines.
Kans.—Wichita; Ky.—Louisville.
La.—New Orleans, Shreveport.
Maine—Portland; Md.—Baltimore; Mass.—
Boston, Springfield; Mich.—Detroit, Western
Michigan; Minn.—Duluth, Minneapolis; Miss.
—Jackson; Mo.—Kansas City, St. Louis;
Mont.—A place in Montana.
Neb.—Lincoln; Nev.—Reno; N. J.—north­
ern N. J.; N. M.—Albuquerque; N .Y .—Al­
bany, Buffalo, Long Island, Westchester; N.
C.—1 or 2 locations; N. D .—Fargo.
Ohio—Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus;
Okla.—Oklahoma City, Tulsa; Ore.—Port­
land.
Pa.—central Pa., Philadelphia, Pittsburgh.
R. I.—Providence.
S. C.—1 location; S. D.—Sioux Falls.
Tenn.—Memphis, Nashville; Texas—Dal­
las, Houston, west Texas.
Utah—Salt Lake City.
Va.—Richmond.
Wash.—Seattle, Spokane; W . Va.—Charles­
ton; Wis.—Milwaukee; Wyo.—a place in W y­
oming.
Second Series, Sectional Qualifying Cham­
pionships, Monday, June 1: Cal.—Los Ange­
les; Colo.—Denver.
D. C.—Washington.
Ga.—Atlanta.
Ill.—Chicago.
Mich.—Detroit; Mo.—Kansas City.
N. J.—Springfield; N .Y .—Buffalo.
Ohio—Cincinnati; Ore.—Portland.
Tenn.—Memphis; Texas—Fort Worth.
Smith to Hall of Fame
DUNEDIN, Fla.—Horton Smith has been
named to the PGA Hall of Fame.
A landslide vote swept the two-time Mas­
ters Champion into golf’s mythical shrine,
Harold Sargent, president of The Profession­
al Golfers’ Association of America, announc­
ed in October.
Smith, who served as president of The
PGA of America from 1952 through 1954,
received 821 votes in a nation-wide poll of
his fellow PGA members. Election to the
PGA Hall of Fame is based on playing abili­
ty.
Fred McLeod was second, with 388, and
Jock Hutchison Sr. third, with 237. Henry
Picard and Olin Dutra tied for fourth place,
with 96 votes each. Johnny Farrell had 89.
Smith, who turned 50 years of age last
May 22, won 33 tournaments during a career
as a professional that began in his ’teens. He
won the first Masters tournament in 1934
and regained the title in 1936.
Smith, the only man who has played in
all 22 Masters Tournaments, has been head
professional at Detroit Golf Club since 1946.
Louis deuces Rio H ondo hole
LOS ANGELES. —Former heavyweight
champion Joe Louis had a deuce in June on
the old No. 11 4 par 420-yard hole at Rio
Hondo Country Club. Playing with Louis
were Willie Rayson and Lee Young.
Hawk bags County m eet
LOS ANGELES.—Tommie Hawk fired a
70 on Admission Day in September to win
the Los Angeles County Employees’ Associa­
tion Golf Tournament by three strokes at
W estern Avenue Golf Course.
A member of Cosmopolitan Golf Club,
Hawk also won the Class A Callaway event
with a 68.
R a y s o n A gain! N a b s P a r a m o n t
Elizabeth Fucuals Also Gets in Act
Again in San Diego Tourney
By A. “SHOELESS JOE” JACO
SAN DIEG O .— The clubhouse at Balboa M unicipal Golf Course was any­
thing but lachrymose as the record-breaking field of 132 spent, perspiring, and
aspiring “pros” struggled in after completing 36 holes on one of the most exas ­
perating golf courses in these parts.
Balboa boasts of everything that Torrey
Pines has except rattlesnakes. Gulches, can­
yons, thickets aplenty, and spongy spots in
some fairways where the grass actually has
tentacles which not only grab your ball, but
will arrest your club and chortle gleefully at
your efforts to extricate it.
But that look of relief and tired pleasure
evident on the countenances of all the par­
ticipants after successfully completing that
narrow 500-yard plus 18th Alpine hole,
which will do more towards sterilization than
all the radiation fallouts we may have to en­
dure, without collapsing, said definitely that
Paramount had put on the most successful
and entertaining event in all its history.
Milton Rayson apparently just comes and
waits for the coronation as he has refused to
accept anything except the big end in the
last three major tournaments—the WSGA
Championships, the Vernoncrest, and now
the Eighth Annual Paramount Invitational.
The Cosmopolitan Golf Club is glad to have
Milt back in the fold. It makes us duffers
proud to be your club brother. Carry on,
Milt!
Rayson and Al McDaniel, erstwhile Cos­
mo, now Postal sportsman, and the one golf­
er who has won more major championships
than any amateur in the West, tied opening
day with 72s, but Al’s rest was interfered
with, apparently, Saturday night as he faded
to a 77 in the final round which relegated
him to the show spot, three big blows behind
Rayson’s 146 total. Steve Swain finished with
a 147 to snare the runnerup spot. Three over
par in 36 holes on that extremely tight and
very sporty layout is a commendable feat.
Any rimmed putt, had it fallen, may have
put Swain in the winner’s circle.
The A Flight was a dead heat between
Lendsy Wiley, Postal, and Dr. Joe Howard,
Cosmo. Each netted 143. Wiley birdied the
first hole of a sudden death playoff to put
“Doc” in the same cell as the Braves—run­
nerup. Henry Tave, Cosmo, seems to have a
winning complex as he wound up in third
place with a net 146.
Howard Groom, transplanted Jayhawker,
a Cosmo, overpowered the B Flighters, coast­
ing in with a 139 net, five blows better than
William Terry, Paramount, and Jess Tarrant,
Cosmo, who each netted 144. Terry grabbed
runnerup honors in a sudden death playoff.
Tarrant, however, was very happy to gamer
a piece of that beautiful hardware.
The C Flight saw Lidge Green, another
Cosmo, at the pay window. His net 141 held
F. Moore, Paramount, safe at second with a
144 net. R. E. Tisdale, Paramount, was a
close third with a 145. W atch these guys,
you B Flighters, next year as they have had
a taste of blood.
The D Flight saw two homebreds finish­
ing 1-2. George Faine, Paramount, net 155,
had the largest winning margin of all flights.
Check him closely, Mr. Handicap Chairman.
His brother, Paramounter Harold Hamilton,
was runnerup with a net 166 after defeating
C. Lewis, who also netted 166, in a playoff.
Elizabeth Fucuals, Fairway G .C .’s bomb­
er who just refuses to lose, crushed the wo­
men’s championship aspirants with a 156.
Mrs. Fucuals is rapidly becoming one of our
most promising lady tee artists. She actually
pulverizes a ball, and when she acquires a
bit more finesse in her short game she will
have to be reckoned with nationally.
Elizabeth (Mrs. Li’l Duffer) Moore made
it unanimous for the Liz’s by finishing second
with a 174. Keep swinging “Miz L. D.” Ver­
noncrest should be proud of you!
The ladies A Flight saw Gwen McDaniel,
Aberdeen G .C ., Los Angeles, and Western
States’ infant member, hit the tape with
yards to spare. H er 160 net gave her a very
comfortable margin over charming and per­
sonable Etta Drake, Vernoncrest, who netted
179 for runnerup honors.
During Paramount’s tourney four years
ago, we were a guest in the home of friends
and in order to get him, or her, interested in
the game, I promised either of them their
first set of clubs if, and when, they began to
play. Well, it seems as if I ’m going to have
to visit someone’s credit union because she
is playing and playing well enough to win
the B Flight. Salud, Mrs. Lavaria Butler!
Your net 150 won it for you in a walkover.
Your first trophy; you will long remember.
Too much can’t be said for Simon Rhyne,
tournament chairman, and his hard working
committee—Battle, White, et al. We com­
mend you for your tourney savvy and effi­
ciency. All the West is looking forward to
1959 and Paramount’s new-found capabili­
ties.
Leroy Watson gets 1st ace
SAN DIEGO.—Paramount Golf Club’s Le­
Roy Watson got his first hole-in-one on Oc­
tober 13 when he aced the first hole of the
Municipal Nine Hole Course. Measuring 150
yards, the hole is rather difficult and has not
been aced often. Watson used an 8 iron, as
Bob Farnham watched.
Complete UGA
Tournament
Results Given
(Continued from page 10)
nator, Pittsburgh; and Moss H. Kendrix, con­
sultant to UGA. Members of the Yorkshire
and Dandy Duffers Clubs also attended cer­
tain sessions.
H E R E ’S H O W T H E Y F IN IS H E D
M oney w inners in th e $ 1 5 0 0 pro division w ere as
follows: H o w ard W h eeler, P h ilad elp h ia, 7 6 -7 1 -6 9 6 6 - 2 8 2 , $50 0; D ick T hom as, Baltim ore, 7 0 -7 1 -7 2 7 0 —28 3, $ 3 2 5 ; C harles Sifford, P h ilad elp h ia and
Los Angeles, 7 3 - 7 0 - 7 2 - 6 8 - 2 8 4 , $2 25; W illiam
Bishop, P hilad elp hia, 7 5 - 7 0 - 6 9 - 7 3 - 2 8 7 , $12 5; W il­
lie Mosley, D etroit, 7 5 - 7 3 - 7 2 - 6 9 - 2 8 9 , $ 1 0 0 ; L ee
E lder, Los Angeles, 7 6 - 7 1 - 7 4 - 7 0 - 2 9 1 , $75; M arion
W illiam s, D etroit, 7 4 -7 4 -6 8 -7 5 —2 91 , $75; C lifton
H arrin gton , F o rt C am pbell, Ky., 7 4 -7 2 -7 4 -7 2 —2 92 ,
$4 0; T ed Rhodes, St. Louis, 7 1 - 7 7 - 7 4 - 7 1 - 2 9 3 , $20;
W a lte r Stew art, Baltim ore, 7 2 -7 3 -7 7 -7 2 —2 94 , $15.
In th e m e n ’s am ate u r division: C h am pion sh ip —
Alfred “ T u p ” H olm es, A tlanta, ov er R obert T urner,
C leveland, 5 and 4; 1st F light, Alton G randberry,
M em phis, d efe ate d Billy W illiam s, C hicago; 2nd
F light, James P aul, P ittsb urg h, over Stanley G ar­
lan d, P ittsb u rg h ; 3rd F lig ht, John Scott, N ew York
City, b e a t W illiam Collins, A rlington, V a.; 4 th
F lig ht, C alvin Passm ore, N ew ark, d efe ate d N a th a n ­
iel G ilm ore, N ew York C ity; 5 th F lig ht, G eorge M c­
C lellan, Jacksonville, over K laub er F reem an, New
York City.
6 th F ligh t, H artm a n Reed, A rlington, Va., b ea t
E m a n u el G ethers, N ew ark ; 7 th F ligh t, C arl Arter,
P ittsbu rgh , over F re d d ie Jett, Los Angeles; 8th
F light, E v e re tt T aylor, C h arlo tte, N . C., defe ate d
Joe L og an; 9 th F lig ht, D ean M cCoy over Bill C arr,
Ind ian apo lis; 10th F lig h t, L . H. W a d e, Boston, b ea t
D . B. S carborough, P h ila d elp h ia; 11th F light, Nich
Mosley, N ew York City, over A rt Barn es, P ittsbu rg h.
Senior M en’s C h am p io n sh ip —Jam es Burris, Jack­
sonville, over Dr. C . O. H ilton, N ew ark; 1st F light,
Dr. H . M. Holmes, A tlanta, d e fe a te d L eo n ard “ Bill”
W illiam s, P ittsb urgh . W o m en ’s C h a m p io n s h ip -V e rnice T u rn er, O cean City, N . J., b e a t M yrtle P a tte r­
son, New York C ity, 2 an d 1; 1st F light, E liz ab e th
Rice, W ashington, D . C . , ov er A lm a Arvin, Balti­
m ore; 2nd Flight, C lara Bigelow d efe ate d M attie
Mosley, D etroit.
3 rd F light, Sarah Sm ith, W ash in gton, D . C . , b e a t
E velyn W illiam s, W ashington, D . C . ; 4 th F light,
W inifred Stanford, P hilad elp hia, d efe ate d Maxine
H arris, C hicago; 5th F light, E stell Busey, Baltim ore,
over F rances D evine, W ashington, D . C . Senior w o­
m en w inners cam e in in th e follow ing order: A dalaida Adams, W ashington, D . C . ; R h oda Fow ler,
New York City, and H elen H arris, W ash in g to n , D.C.
T he la tte r division played 36 holes m edal score.
O th er results have b een reported above.
HAIRSTON TOPS
COSMO SWEEPS
LOS ANGELES—Archie Hairston, shoot­
ing a 75 to a five handicap, won A Flight, in
the November ’58 Sweepstakes of Cosmo­
politan Golf Club held on the E . O. Nay
Course at Brookside Park, Pasadena.
Lawrence Jacobs, Elliott Jenkins and Sam
Drake had net 71s with the former winning
the playoff.
Frank Adams’ 78 to a 10 brought him B
Flight honors. Ray Porter and Anderson
Howard had net 70s, the playoff being won
by Howard.
Charles Adams won C Flight with a net
73. A three-way tie at net 74 between W il­
liam Wilkerson, Noble Crouch and William
Brown was won by Wilkerson.
D Flight was won by Lige Green with a
net 66 and Alonzo Pemberton was runner­
up with a net 69.
Install Officers
of Municipal
Golf Association
LOS ANGELES—New officers of the Mu­
nicipal Golf Association were installed at the
annual dinner meeting of the organization,
which was staged at the Griffith Park Club
house on Monday, February 9, according to
Americ Hadley, supervisor of golf in the Los
Angeles City Recreation and Park D epart­
ment.
C . H. “Ted” Kautz is the new president;
Dr. Royal C. Payne is vice-president; Mrs. R.
Zena Hyde is secretary; and Mrs. Theodore
Calderone is treasurer.
Kautz, who lives at 141 North LaPeer Dr.,
Beverly Hills, is membership chairman of the
Rancho Men’s Club and has been a member
of the Board of Governors of the Municipal
Golf Association since 1956, Hadley said.
Kautz was vice-president of the organization
in 1958.
The 1959 vice-president, Dr. Payne, 6777
Hollywood Boulevard, is president of Grif­
fith Park Men’s Club. The new secretary,
Mrs. Hyde, 10933 Rochester Avenue, is vicepresident and handicap chairman of the
Rancho W omen’s Club; and Mrs. Calderone,
the treasurer, whose home is at 7348 Delco
Avenue, Canoga Park, is president of the
Sepulveda Women’s Club.
O ther officials installed at the annual din­
ner were Mrs. Lester Hall, 2905 Westwood
Boulevard, junior past president of the
Rancho Women’s Club, who was elected
City Women’s Golf Tournament chairman,
and J . C . Cunningham, Griffith Park Men’s
Club treasurer, who was reelected City men’s
golf tournament chairman. Cunningham lives
at 5839 Sunset Boulevard.
,
Osborne Shook win
Vehicle City amateur
FLINT, Mich.—W inning a sudden-death
playoff, five foot six inch 160-pound Billy
Osborne, of the host club, captured the ninth
annual Vehicle City Amateur Open golf
tournament in July at Swartz Creek Golf
Course.
W ith 236 men and 35 women in the field,
including 92 white golfers, it was only the
second time the tournament has been won
by a Negro golfer. The 30-year old Osborne
had a 72-70—142 and defeated Jim Seltzer,
of the host club tournament committee, on
the first hole of the sudden death playoff
with a par.
Patti Shook, 15-year old daughter of Lorin Shook, pro at Warwick Hills Country
Club, became the second white girl to win
the tourney, firing an 81 the second day for
a 171 total.
Played over the weekend of July 19-20,
the tournament, called one of the most ex­
citing in the country, drew over 1000 spec­
tators on Sunday.
CARNATION CUP WINNER—Dr. C. Mason Quick, left, Fayetteville, N.C., was the winner
of the June golf tournament held in connection with the 36th annual session of the Associa­
tion of Former Internes and Residents of Freedmen’s Hospital played in Washington over
the Langston Golf Course. Standing in with Dr. Mason, left to right, are Moss H. Kendrix,
whose Washington public relations firm is Negro market representative for Carnation Com­
pany, Los Angeles, donor of trophy; Dr. J. Harold Nickens, co-chairman for Internes’ enter­
tainment committee; Dr. John Lawlah, tournament chairman, and Dr. Robert E. Lee, de­
fending champion.
Brave downpour in eastern division tourney
ALLENTOW N, Pa.—A continuous down­
pour of rain failed to halt the scheduled
United Golfers Association, Eastern Division
Tournament at Allentown, Pa. in June where
130 ardent golfers vied for honors in pro and
amateur divisions.
Mrs. Parris Brown, Washington, D . C . ,
UGA tournament director, and her assistant,
"Starter” Reddick, of Philadelphia, reported
golfers from six eastern seaboard states jour­
neyed to the beautiful, but difficult Pennsyl­
vania course to participate.
Howard Wheeler, Philadelphia, was first
place winner in the pro division at 148 for
36 holes, having a two-under-par 71 on the
final round. William Mays, Washington, D.C.
, and Richard Thomas, Annapolis, Md.,
tied for second place with 150, and W alter
Steward, Baltimore, was third place winner.
Thomas was the only Negro to qualify in
the National Open played at Tulsa, Okla­
homa.
In the amateur division, James Holloway,
of New Jersey, was first place winner, fol­
lowed by Harold W yatt, New York, in sec­
ond place, and Murray Street, of Baltimore,
third place.
The women’s amateur division winners
were Mrs. Vernice Turner, Ocean City, New
Jersey, first place; Mrs. Frances Mays, W ash­
ington, D .C ., second place, and Mrs. Ethel
Funches of Washington, D . C ., third place.
Mrs. Mays and Mrs. Turner were tied for
first place and completed a play-off.
In the amateur men’s division, winners by
flight were: First Flight—R. Miller, New
York, first place; Larry Boone, New York,
second place; and Joe Terry, Philadelphia,
third place.
Second Flight—David Turner, Ocean City,
N. J., first place; Orren Whitting, Washing­
ton, D . C . , second place, and C. Cabell,
Washington, third place.
Third Flight —Jack Coke, Philadelphia,
first place; R. Cole, N. J., second place, and
F . D. Pickney, Baltimore, third place.
Amateur W omen’s Division winners by
flight: First Flight—Mrs. Elizabeth Rich,
Washington, first place; Mrs. Alma Arvin,
Baltimore, second place, and Mrs. Amelia
Lucas, Washington, third place.
Second Flight—Mrs. Bernice Starke of
Philadelphia, first place; Mrs. J. Brown, Phi­
ladelphia, second place, and Mrs. Jeanette
Barber, Washington, third place.
Max Stanford, EGA president, and John
Shorey, Allentown pro, commended the tour­
nament as an outstanding golf event.
MORE GOLF COURSE-REAL ESTATE
DEVELOPM ENT AHEAD: Over 10 percent
of the new courses opened this year were
part of real estate-golf course projects and
the percentage will be even higher next
year . . . An emphatic reversal of the initial
post-war tendency of real estate developers
to gobble up and convert golf course prop­
erties into sub-divisions.
Sifford, Thomas,
Turner Star
in Pro-Am
WASHINGTON, D . C .- A turnout of al­
most 200 golfers showed at this city’s Lang­
ston Golf Course on Memorial weekend for
the second annual Pro-Am Tournament
which saw pro Charlie Sifford, Philadelphia,
and amateurs Ray Thomas, Rockville, Md.,
and Vernice Turner, Ocean City, N. J., win
top individual honors.
The $l,000-added tournament was under­
written by S. G. Leoffler Company, operators
of the public links in Washington, with the
sanction of the UGA’s affiliate, the Eastern
Golf Association, and sponsorship of UGA’s
local unit, the Royal Golf Club of Washing­
ton. Players from nine states and the District
of Columbia and 25 cities, extending from
Springfield, Mass., to Pinehurst, N . C., en­
tered the tournament.
Sifford turned in 213 strokes, three under
par, for 54 holes and $500.00 in pro money,
followed by Howard Wheeler, Philadelphia,
215 and $200.00; W. Bishop, Philadelphia,
and “Chink” Stewart, Baltimore, $50.00 each
for identical scores of 216. Amateurs Thomas
and Mrs. Turner, based upon their gross
scores, won $100.00 and $30.00 in prizes,
respectively, and a beautiful picnic cooler for
Coca-Cola.
The total pot for the three-day tournament
amounted to $1,930.00 with amateurs receiv­
ing merchandise certificates only, and a
maximum of $150.00 in such prizes. Ray­
mond McNair, Washington, D .C . amateur,
received the maximum of $150.00 for his
showings in two divisions of the tournament.
Winners not mentioned above: Pro-Am,
Pro Division—Two-way tie, R .G . Beale, Ar­
lington, Va., and Dave Stroman, D .C ., 127
and $112.50 each. Three-way tie, W. Bishop,
Philadelphia; Joe Whitfield, D .C . ; Richard
Thomas, Baltimore; Sam Mcllwain, D . C . ,
128 and $21.67 each; R. G. Mayhew, and
Okie Lee, D .C ., 128 and $21.66 each.
Pro-Am, Amateur Division—Raymond Mc­
Nair, 126, $125; T. Taylor, 127, $43.34;
Earle Tasco, 127, $43.33; Dave Stroman,
127, $43.34; Joseph Whitfield, 128, $10;
Sam Mcllwain, 128, $10; Okie Lee, 128,
$10; W . B. Conrad, 129, $6.25; Lester Lew­
is, 129, $6.25; Raymond Botts, 129, $6.25;
Kenneth Freeman, 129, $6.25, all of W ash­
ington, D .C .
Amateur Sweeps, Gross—Raymond Thom­
as, Rockville, Md., 146, $100; Earle Tasco,
149, $50; Okie Lee, 150, $30. Amateur
Sweeps, Net—Raymond Botts, 133, $25;
Raymond McNair, 133, $25; Dave Stroman,
134, $30; M. T. Taylor, 136, $15; Sam Mc­
llwain, 136, $15; Clifton Cabell, 139, $5. All
except those otherwise designated are of
Washington, D .C .
Ladies’ Sweeps, Gross—Mrs. V. Turner,
Atlantic City, N . J . , 127, $30; Mrs. Frances
Mayes, 130, $15; Miss Ethel Rice, 132, $5;
Mrs. Ethel Funches, 136, $5. Amateur
Sweeps, Net—Mrs. Frances Devine, 93, $40;
SIFFORD AGAIN—Charles Sifford, second from left, the mighty mite of California, had
done it again when this photo was made, having come home in front by two strokes in
the Memorial week-end Pro-Am in Washington, D.C. to out-distance the 28-person pro
field. Seen with “Cool Charlie” are from left, Ray Thomas, Rockville, Md., top amateur;
Tim Thomas, tournament director; and Layne Leoffler, S.G. Leoffler Co., which has operated
the D.C. public links for 50 years and which promoted the $l,000-added tournament.
Plinorvich, Shirley Turner take top honors
in UGA midwest district junior tournament
DAYTON, Ohio.—Dick Plinorvich, Gary,
Ind., and Shirley Turner, Detroit, Mich.,
were championship flight winners here Sun­
day, August 3, in the United Golfers Associ­
ation Midwest District Junior Tournament at
Miami View Golf Course.
Hosts to the tournament were the Fairway
and Golferette Clubs.
Rained out the day before, there were 47
entries—16 girls and 31 boys—with 18 holes
for boys and girls in the championship, first
and second flights; with the Small Fryes—
boys and girls up to 10 years—playing nine
holes.
Plinorvich, in the 15 thru 17 age group in
the championship flight was the winner and
medalist with a 76 and also had the longest
drive, receiving a trophy for each. He is also
Indiana State Junior Chamber of Commerce
champion.
Miss Turner tied with Renee Powell of
Canton, Ohio for medalist, with Shirley win­
ning the sudden death playoff.
Complete results follow:
Bill Bulfeldt, Gary, Ind., was second in the
championship flight. Rafus Grier and Ned
Sifferlen, Dayton, O., tied for third place.
Rafus won the sudden death playoff, chip­
ping in for a deuce on the par 3 No. 1 hole.
First Flight (age 11 thru 14)—Terry Ram­
sey, winner, 86; Nimrod Adkins, Gary, Ind.,
second, 89; Lawrence Long, Detroit, Mich.,
third, 90; Viril Coleman, Dayton, O., fourth,
93.
Small Fryes (age to 10 years)—Johnnie Do­
zier, Detroit, Mich., winner, also longest
drive and youngest golfer, age 9 years. An­
thony Wallace, Cincinnati, O., second.
In girls play, championship flight (age 15
thru 17)—Ernestine Philpot, Chicago, Ill.,
second, 119; Charlotte Niebor, Dayton, O.,
third, 140; and Dorsien Phillip, Cincinnati,
O., fourth, 146.
First Flight (age 11 thru 14)—Renee Pow­
ell, winner, 113, and winner of longest drive;
Fanlcha Ferguson, Dayton, O., second, 150;
LaVeme Phillips, Cincinnati, O., third, 157.
Small Fryes (age up to 10)—Linda Lenox,
Detroit, Mich., winner; Patricia Peyton, Cin­
cinnati, O., second, winner of the longest
drive; Janet Goines, Cincinnati, O., third,
youngest golfer at age 9; Carolyn Ford, Cin­
cinnati, O., fourth.
All winners and runners-up won trophies
and prizes.
Mrs. Alma Arvin, Atlantic City, N . J . , 98,
$20; Mrs. W. Stanford, Philadelphia, 99,
$10; Mrs. Amelia Lucas, 104, $5; Mrs. M.
Moore, 104, $5. All except those otherwise
designated are of Washington, D .C .
H arbor P ark Course opens
LOS ANGELES.—Public play at Los An­
geles' newest links facility, Harbor Park
Course, 1701 W est “L ” Street, Wilmington,
got underway in October.
86 golf groups ok new USGA handicap system
MARITAL BLISS-M r. and Mrs. Ike Taylor
celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary
here in Los Angeles on August 10th. The
popular Ike and his vivacious wife are mem­
bers of the Cosmopolitan Golf Club and Cos­
mopolitan Auxiliary, respectively.
memo to golfers
N EW YORK.—Eighty-six golf associations
have notified the United States Golf Associa­
tion that they are using or recommending the
USGA Handicap System which became ef­
fective January 1, 1958. They represent all
types from sectional, state and district to
women’s, seniors’ and public links, and they
cover all parts of the country.
One hundred three replies were received
from a poll. Of the remaining 17 associations,
three plan to adopt the USGA System in
1959, one was undecided, one did not answer
the specific question and 12 are using other
systems.
USGA handicaps are required of entrants
in both the USGA Amateur and W omen’s
Amateur Championships.
Interest and satisfaction have been ex­
pressed by many clubs which find the system
both fair and workable.
One men’s sectional association, 15 men’s
state associations and 22 men’s district asso­
ciations have rated their courses or are in the
process of doing so. Three state associations
and one district association will rate their
courses in the near future.
Sixteen women’s associations have rated
their courses or are in the process, and six
others will rate their courses soon.
International interest was aroused when
the system was explained informally to the
foreign delegates to the Planning Conference
for The W orld Amateur Golf Team Cham­
pionship in W ashington in May. As a result
the USGA has received notification that the
Venezuelan Golf Association has adopted the
USGA System, and other countries seem
likely to follow suit.
Joe Roach in
Headlines
(Continued from page 13)
ly enjoyed his experience, stating that the
course was probably the toughest he had
ever played.
A member of Cosmopolitan Golf Club,
Roach’s allowable expenses were defrayed by
the W estern States Golf Association, of
which Cosmopolitan G .C . is a charter mem­
ber (see picture).
A day or two later, Roach was among 335
divot-diggers who teed off in the Monday
through Saturday, June 23-28, 41st Annual
Los Angeles City Golf Championships. The
field beat by 12 the previous high for this
annual event, a classic co-sponsored by the
City Recreation Department and the Munici­
pal Golf Association.
For the second year in a row, Roach gain­
ed the finals and was again relegated to the
Number Two spot as Al Chandler, a swinger
from Beaumont, Texas, won the champion­
ship flight crown by defeating the Cosmo­
politan standard-bearer by a 6 and 5 margin
(see picture).
As always in sports, it usually is “the way
the ball bounces” that determines the win­
ner, and a sportsman and good golfer who
knows the truth of this saying is experienced
Joe Roach, who though unassuming as he
appears to be, nevertheless has the burning
urge to stay in the headlines—month after
month—on the side of Lady Luck!—JCF.
Slow-playing golfers are a headache all
over the country, and the United States Golf
Association has put out a number of “flyers,”
suggesting t h a t swingers speed-up their
games.
Pointing out that slow play is largely caus­
ed by individual players not being ready to
execute shots when it is their turn, the USGA
urges linksters to reach decisions quickly and
execute shots promptly. It has also urged its
member clubs to “do a little missionary
work” in the meaning of the term “execute
shots promptly.”
Americ Hadley, supervisor of golf in the
Los Angeles City Recreation and Park D e­
partment, announces that his division has
joined the crusade and has revised golf cards
for municipal courses to include a “memo to
golfers.” The card lists the following six rules
which are designed to speed up play:
1. Be ready to hit when it is your turn.
Have ball, tee, and club ready; don’t fumble
for them at the last minute.
2. W atch your ball; mark it by a tree,
bush or other object, and go directly to it.
Assist other members of your party in locat­
ing a lost ball. Signal following players
through if for any reason there is a clear
hole ahead.
3. Leave your bag or cart 10 feet from
side of green leading to next tee.
4. Move off green, then tally score, so fol­
lowing players may play up.
SHOWING PLEASURE with contribution of the Cosmopolitan Golf Club, Los Angeles, to
5. Please do not buy balls from peddlers
the Multiple Sclerosis Society are from left Mrs. Lillian Brown, president of the Cosmopoli­
on course or areas bordering the course.
tan Auxiliary; Donald E. Sodoma, chairman of the MS board; little Vivian Humble, 11; and
6. Do not walk across any green, tee, or
Mr. and Mrs. Lamar Toland. Toland was president of the Cosmopolitan Golf Club in 1958.
through a trap, unnecessarily. W hen putting,
The benefit tournament was the Cosmo Sweeps in June at Western Avenue Golf Course with
$100 being realized for MS.—(Harry H. Adams Photo).
be careful of the turf near the cup.
‘I Was There”
By HERMAN PARKER
LOS ANGELES —The rain-threatening
afternoon that Ken Venturi, the 27-year old
San Francisco stylist, came from far back
in the stretch to close many lengths on a
brilliant field in the 33rd renewal of the Los
Angeles Open.
At the half way point the colorful pre­
tourney favorite, Venturi was far off the pace.
In fact, in a tie for 20th place with such
stellar golfers as Don W hitt of Borrego
Springs; Pete Cooper, Lakeland, Fla.; Smiley
Quick, Whittier, Calif., Charles Sifford, Los
Angeles, Calif.; Babe Lichardus, Grossinger,
New York; Al Besselink, Grossinger, N .Y .;
Mike Homa, Rye, N.Y.; and Jack Fleck, conquerer of Ben Hogan in the U .S . Open.
Never-the-less some of Venturi’s followers
from the Bay Area were chanting “Watch
Him” the next two days. Didn’t get exactly
what they meant. Being so far back at this
point he slipped from my mind and sight,
until the last day when I got the news that
he was showing the best form he had shown
in the tournament and was as steady as the
hands of a brain surgeon. I picked him up
on the Number Seven hole just in time to
see him go birdie, eagle, eagle on the 7th,
8th and 9th holes respectively and go out
with an amazing 30, six under par.
Now the huge gallery began looking for
a course record to he equalled or broken as
the “Thunder Bolt”, Tommie Bolt, had set
it in the 1956 Los Angeles Open with a 3330, and Venturi, out in 30, three strokes bet­
ter than Bolt’s front nine, it seemed certain
that this 3-year old record was in jeopardy.
From this point I was determined to watch
every shot. As I watched them post his score
for the first nine I noticed that the first six
holes consisted of five pars and one birdie.
If I may digress just for a moment I
would like to give you the lay-out of the
course, yardage-wise that Bolt fired his rec­
ord 63 and the same course, 123 yards
longer, that Venturi equalled. The 1956
course: (course reversed both years) No. 1
-4 1 6 , No. 2-45 2, No. 3-2 1 9 , No. 4-3 9 0 ,
No. 5 -4 4 5 , No. 6-4 4 3 , No. 7 -1 9 4 , No. 8 542, No. 9 -5 0 8 -3 5 0 9 ; No. 10-398, No. 1 1 454, No. 12-209, No. 13-551, No. 14-398,
No. 15-445, No. 16-388, No. 17-234 and
No. 1 8 -4 0 2 -3 4 0 9 -7 1 .
1959, with six holes lengthened, 7, 9, 10,
12, 14, and 18 it was measured as follows:
No. 1-416, No. 2 -4 5 2 , No. 3 -2 1 9 , No. 4 390, No. 5 -4 4 5 , No. 6 -4 4 3 , No. 7 -2 0 3 , No.
8-5 4 2 , No. 9 -5 4 8 -3 6 5 8 , Out. No. 10-403,
No. 11-454, No. 12-229, No. 13-551, No.
14-412, No. 15-405, No. 16-388, No. 17
-2 3 4 and No. 1 8-4 3 7 -3 5 1 3 I n - 7 ,171.
The afternoon when Bolt was on his birdie
and par rampage, on his way to the course
record, I saw a real champion on the links,
especially on the number nine hole when he
had chosen a driver for his second shot to
try to get home in two, but a little something
went wrong with the swing, as Bolt was
playing the toughest hole on the course,
extremely narrow fairway, out of bounds
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right and left, Los Angeles city street on the
left and the driving range on the right. And
as he tried to reach home the shot landed in
the driving range.
Bolt, unshaken, now proves to the huge
gallery that mistakes in golf can be recti­
fied, and to prove to the cynics that he had
chosen the right club, he immediately
dropped another ball, and without hesitation
he addresses the ball with the same driver,
took one practice swing for assuredness and
let it fly. This time he’s home, 31 feet from
the pin and holes out for a par despite the
two-stroke penalty, for a slick 33.
On this same ninth hole Venturi holed out
his longest putt of the day. Yes, you guessed
it, a 30 footer for an eagle and a blistering
30 going out.
After Ken bogeyed the 12th hole gallery­
ites began to wonder if he could birdie 3 of
the remaining six holes. It would take that
to tie the course record. A par at thirteen,
and then came what they had waited for —
a perfect approach and a birdie at fourteen;
another par at 15. Now will he tie the record.
To do this he must birdie two of the next
three holes. Sixteen again put him in fine
shape as he birdied. The long 234 par 3
Seventeenth he could do no better than par.
His work is now cut out, because he must
birdie number Eighteen. Buzzing begins now
that birdie won’t only tie but will win. W hat
will it be?
As Venturi said, after losing to Middle­
coff in the 1956 Masters championship, “I
played Middlecoff and not the course. The
loss taught me to play within myself and the
result is that I believe I can become a
great golfer.” But now I wondered if Ven­
turi didn’t have Bolt’s record 63 on his mind
when his long tee shot on Number 18 landed
slightly in the rough on the right. As he
stood gazing at the green some 150 yards
away, in doubt about the distance, he
headed for the green, in fact to the pin. After
spending about 40 seconds on the green and
starting back to his ball, he seemed to count
every step.
Byron Nelson once said, “Venturi is going
to be the top player for the next ten years.
He knows he can hit a 5 or 7 iron a certain
distance. He knows exactly how far the
ball will travel.” I must agree with Lord
Byron.
As Ken started his trek back to his clubs,
he stopped on the apron of the green and
picked up an empty cigarette package and
tossed it aside and kept walking. On two
occasions he picked up a few blades of grass
holding them slightly above his shoulder
and dropping them, testing the velocity of
the wind. He sped up his steps, his mind
fully made up.
As he reached his caddie, without a
moment’s thought he reached in his bag,
drew a 7 iron, addressed his ball and let it
fly. The ball landed on the apron of the
green in the vicinity where he had lifted the
cigarette package, took two bounces and
rolled dead 10 feet past the pin. After the
Elmo Felix Heads
Superintendents
LOS ANGELES—Elmo Feliz, golf course
foreman at Griffith Park courses, was recently
elected president of the Southern California
Golf Course Superintendents Association, ac­
cording to Ray Ditmore, golf district park
foreman in the Los Angeles City Recreation
and Park Department.
Feliz, who was promoted to golf course
foreman in the D epartm ent in 1953, has been
a City employee since 1936. In 1956-57 he
served as secretary of the Association he will
head in 1959, and was vice-president of the
organization in 1958.
The new president of the Southern Cali­
fornia Golf Course Superintendents Associa­
tion grew up around municipal links, D it­
more said. Feliz’s father, Arnulfo, served the
Golf Division for 22 years, from 1913 to
1935, and Elmo himself was a caddy at the
Griffith Park Golf courses on weekends and
during summer vacations while he was go­
ing to school.
deafening applause had ceased and Ken had
reached the green, he doffed his cap in
gratitude. Then came the pressure putt. This
shot, I think, was his best. Having been in­
formed that this putt would mean the win­
ner, and as he knew it would tie the course
record, he took one short look to get his
line, a left breaking putt slightly down hill,
he addressed his ball gave it a light tap and
it trickled in the cup, to equal the course
record and win the tournament. I was there.
Amateur clubs of the W.S.G.A., especially
those in California, can boast a champion,
the Ex-National Negro champion of the U.S.
Charles (Charlie Hoss) Sifford. W e have been
informed that he has set up permanent resi­
dence in Los Angeles, and in his family he
has a young son already following in his
footsteps, quite a golfer and a member of
the newly organized Los Angeles Commun­
ity Junior Golf Association. W e hope some
day he might be our “Cham p”.
Below Bolt’s 1956 record round, hole by
hole; Venturi’s 1959 record-tieing round, and
Charlie Sifford’s lowest round fired in the
1959 Los Angeles Open, Rancho Municipal
Golf Course:
Par:
Bolt:
Ken:
Sifford:
Out - 4 4 3 4 4 4
In - 4 4 3 5 4 4
Out - 3 4 3 4 4 4
In - 3 3 2 4 3 4
Out —4 4 2 4 4 4
In - 4 4 4 5 3 4
Out - 5 4 3 4 4 3
In - 4 3 4 4 5 3
355 434_
245434233333244545-
36
35_71
33
30
30
33
33
37
You will notice in Bolt’s round, on the
back nine, he had 5 birdies on the first 5
holes. You will also notice that Venturi
played 7, 8 and 9 five under par. You will
also notice that Sifford birdied the last four
holes in a row going out.
There you have it. You see w hat it takes
to set or equal course records and w hat it
takes to win the “BIG ONES.”
TEE-CUP
Jimmie DeVoe’s
GOLF QUIZ
E D IT O R ’S N O T E : Unless otherw ise n o ted , q u es­
tions and answers ap p earin g in this colum n are
official decisions of th e Rules of G olf C om m ittee of
the U nited States G olf Association. Rules relatin g
to the questions are q u o te d v erb a tim and in full.
FOR ALL GOLFERS
The Rules of Golf that were w ritten for all
golfers. Please put these questions to your­
self.
Was I courteous?
Was I quiet while
others were playing a
shot?
Did I s t a n d still
while o t h e r s were
playing a shot?
Did I stand in an­
DeVoe
other’s line when he
was playing a shot?
Was I careful not to step in another play­
er’s line of putt?
Did I let my shadow fall on another play­
er’s line of putt?
Did we pay attention to the honor when
we teed off?
Did I play as fast as I could without dis­
obeying the rules?
Did I take more than one practice swing
before each shot?
Did we walk off the green before we put
down the score?
Did I hit some extra balls on any hole,
just for practice?
If I played more slowly than people be­
hind me, did I let them go through prom pt­
ly?
Did I cut in? That is, did I play the holes
in the wrong order?
Did I get mad, or throw clubs?
Did I play a safe game?
Did I take a practice swing anytime or
anywhere, except beside the golf ball before
I shot?
Did I wait to play until all players ahead
of me were far enough away so I wouldn’t
hit them?
Did I shout “Fore!” if I hit the ball toward
some other players by mistake?
Did I walk ahead of the other players I
was playing with too fast?
Did I replace my divots?
Did I rake my footprints in the sand traps?
Did I lay the flagstick down gently on the
green.
Steger gets h o le-in -1
SAN DIEGO, Calif.—James Steger, mem­
ber of Paramount Golf Club, got a hole in
one on the 7th hole at Mission Bay Golf
Course here on July 30. A 140-yard hole, he
used a 9 iron.
This is an especially difficult hole as it is
on a knoll with the green sloping away from
the tee.
He automatically becomes a member of
the San Diego Union-Jessop Hole-In-One
Club, receiving a medal and certificate. He
also will receive a trophy from Spalding Co.
for using one of their balls. He is as happy
as a lark.
A GOOD PICTURE here shows Jimmie DeVoe, TEE-CUP columnist, and Eoline Thornton,
former national tennis queen, and member of Recreation Park Women’s Golf Club. DeVoe,
who has been a golf professional for 48 years, is assistant pro at Fox Hills Country Club,
Culver City, Calif., on the staff of Harry Bassler. He is believed to be the first Negro pro
at a country club in California. Southpaw Eoline was a pupil of DeVoe’s and is he proud
of her!
GOLF MILESTONES IN 1958: An esti­
mated 3,970,000 men, w o m e n and junior
golfers trod the nation’s fairways this year,
each playing at least 10 rounds, an increase
of 290,000 ‘regular’ golfers over 1957 (an
estimated additional million-plus played less
frequently). . . New regulation golf courses
opened for play since W orld W ar II passed
the 800 mark (817), are expected to exceed
1,000 by this time next year! At this rate bet­
ter than 6,000 golf courses by late 1960 —
an all-time high . . .
OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS for 1959 of the Cosmopolitan Golf Club, Los Angeles
above front row from left seated, Earl Dugan, secretary; Earl Reason, Jr., president; Ollie
Armstrong, vice president and chairman of the board; Attorney Willard Woods, installing
officer. Standing from left, Alexander Peoples, corresponding secretary; Theron Kirk, finan­
cial secretary; Clifton Walker, treasurer; Sterling Wallace, board; James Williams, board;
Floy Whitlow, sergeant-at-arms; J. Cullen Fentress, board and Howard Alexander, board.
Charles R. “Bob” Allen, parliamentarian, is not shown. Below from left are President Reason,
J . C. Cunningham, beloved municipal and Southern California publinx official, principal
speaker; and Herman Parker, who was club tournament chairman. In the 8-picture montage
on the opposite page, reading left to right from top left, are Sterling W allace and Sam Drake,
club champion; President Reason and President’s Cup winner James Williams; Vice Presi­
dent’s Cup winner Norman Lewis and Vice President Ollie Armstrong; out-going president
Lamar Toland receives plaque from new president Earl Reason; Mrs. Fem e Pemberton
presents “The Pemberton Trophy” to Lawrence Jacobs; William Fitzgerald and Bennie
Channell, 10-Man Round Robin winners with plaques; J. Cullen Fentress donor, presents
“Most Improved Golfer” trophy to Lawrence Jacobs; and Alonzo Pemberton makes “Holein-One” presentation to F . C. Wormley.—(All photos by Harry H. Adams).
Earl Reason is
Installed as New
Cosmo President
LOS ANGELES — In a setting of gaiety
on the one hand, b ut with it all a note of
sober seriousness as they contemplated the
year ahead, the 1959 officers of the Cosmo­
politan Golf Club were installed December
27 during the annual inaugural banquet at
Fox Hills Country Club.
Headed by Earl Reason as new president,
officers were installed by Attorney Willard
Woods, following a talk by J . C. Cunning­
ham, highly respected official in municipal
and public links golf circles, in which he
extolled the strides the club has made in
recent years. He was introduced by Robert
Mack.
Out-going president of the club was La­
mar P. Toland.
One of the highlights of the banquet of
which Alonzo Pemberton was master of cere­
monies, was the presentation of awards.
These included:
“Most Improved Golfer” award to Law­
rence Jacobs by J. Cullen Fentress, donor;
10-man Round Robin Plaque, Flight A, to
Bennie Channel; Flight B to W. Fitzgerald,
by Pemberton; Vice-President’s Cup to Nor­
man Lewis by Ollie N. Armstrong; Presi­
dent’s Cup to James Williams by Reason;
“The Pemberton T r o p h y ” to Lawrence
Jacobs by Mrs. Ferne Pemberton, of the
donor family.
Toland presented special awards to C ath­
erine Anderson and J . B. Parker for their
work as members of the Cosmopolitan G .C .
Auxiliary in the conduct of tournaments; and
to F . C. Wormley, of the club, who scored a
hole-in-one during the year.
Sterling Wallace presented the Chestei
Carson Memorial Trophy, denoting the club
champion, to Sam Drake.
Pros Shoot for
More Than
$700,000
(E D ’S N O T E : T E E -C U P is h ap p y to h ave Moss H. Kendrix as one of its colum nists. H ead of The
Moss H. Kendrix O rganization, W ashington, D . C . public relations firm, Kendrix brings a w ea lth of golf
know -how and experience to readers of T E E -C U P in his “ Be M y G u est” colum n.)
THE 19TH HOLE - THIS GAME CALLED GOLF
Maybe you play golf, and maybe you do not. If you do, you know that it’s one of the
most fascinating games of our times. There’s so much truth in the old saying that if it bites
you, it’s just shameful. And more and more people are taking to the links each year.
If you don’t know, the game’s played with mean that he’s not hitting. While Howard
(The Paige of the Links) Wheeler, cross­
sticks, referred to as clubs, balls—little white
pills about 1.68 inches in diameter, designed handed batter, bangs them somewhere be­
tween Charlie and Ted. And they all place
to be knocked into a hole 4.25 inches in di­
ameter, in as few hits as possible. Then it is and win.
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amazing, indeed, how small the hole can get,
There’s money to be spent in playing golf.
especially when the opponent rolls in a long
Depending upon one’s taste, the expenditure
shot — 4.25 seems to reduce itself to
can be skimpy, reasonable, or let us say,
“nothing.”
liberal, or crazy. I have a friend who changes
Know the game, and quickly you know
his clubs as often as the able car owner-lover
the character of the player. There’s the guy
changes his auto. A good ball will cost you
who’s his own rule book, making the rules to
$1.25, plus tax; top equipped bag might
suit his advantage. Then there’s the player
push
$350.00. Shoes, well, that depends, too.
who doesn’t feel that the huge tree on the
All
in
all, it’s good for the economy and a
edge of the fairway is a part of the course.
healthy
America.
So he gets mad when you advise that he can
I love the game; made it an obsession as a
cut down the 4-ft. diameter tree, but can’t
caddy, starting at age 12. Our boys love it;
move the 1.68-inch ball. This type is not
Moss has three golf letters—two for high
ready to be a tree surgeon.
school,
one acquired this year at college.
I remember the time when a friend of
Little
Alan
swings like a champ and the Mrs.
mine—good guy, good friend—wanted to im­
got
her
clubs
the other day. W e have a
prove the lie of the ball in the sand trap. Put
family
foursome.
it back, buddy. He did, but reluctantly, talk­
ing about some local ground rule. I had been
blasting out of footprints all day and was at
that moment 5 down and 7 to go. I won 5 of
the 7 last holes, tied 2. This man was a tough
DUNEDIN, Fla.—Dow Finsterwald is the
taskmaster; beat himself down. I got away.
PGA Professional Golfer - of - the - Year for
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1958.
The fact is, golf is a gentleman’s game and
Selection of the current PGA champion
by far most of the people engaging in the
from Tequesta, Fla., for the 11th annual
great game are good sports and hard com­ award was announced October 4 by Harold
petitors. That fighting spirit is just a part of Sargent, president of the Professional Golf­
the game, shooting par golf or only getting ers’ Association of America.
under a hundred. It’s a challenge, circum­
Finsterwald, who was 29 on September 6,
stances changing from shot to shot, with the
is the youngest man ever to win the award
object on the other end of the club dead sure which was established by The PGA of Am­
that he can do better. Or he’s just blowing erica in 1948.
his top.
The youngest previous winner was Julius
How do they play? That varies. I watched
Boros, who was named Professional GolferBobby Jones in days gone by. He had every­ of-the-Year in 1952, when he was 32.
thing, and to me he didn’t seem to “kill” the
Oddly enough, 33-year old golfers were
ball. It was sweet and in the groove. If you chosen the last three years, Dick Mayer in
look at Charlie Sifford, you might wonder
1957, Jack Burke Jr. in 1956, and Doug
how he makes it. He “kills” every shot. I
Ford in 1955.
have often suspected that he intends to drive
Ed Furgol was 35 when he won in 1954.
every hole, par 3 or par 5. But in the Rub­
Sam Snead was 37 when he won in 1949.
ber City Open he went out and came in 70, Ben Hogan won the first award in 1948, at
64, 73, and 68.
the age of 36. He repeated as Professional
That 63 at the Insurance City Open, Golfer-of-the-Year in 1950, 1951 and 1953.
Finsterwald, a Ohio University graduate
Wethersfield, Conn., wasn’t at all bad for
and
former Air Force officer, won by a land­
Charlie Boy, while those above totals at Ak­
slide, as PGA members and representatives
ron did not look like the handiwork of a tired
of the press, radio and television piled up a
player. Now we’ll just have to see. Ted
record-breaking total of 755 votes.
Rhodes hits easily, which certainly doesn’t
Finsterwald honored
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D U N E D IN , Fla.— More than $700,*
000 w ill be at stake on the PGA’s 1959
Spring and Summer Tour.
The full schedule of 18 PGA CoSponsored tournaments and 10 other
events was announced in Novem ber
by Harold Sargent, president of The
Professional Golfers’ Association of
America.
W ith total prize m oney of more
than $400,000 on the PGA W inter Tour and
with the schedule for the PGA Fall Tour still
to be announced, touring professional golf­
ers will be playing for some $1,500,000 in
1959.
The $35,000 Los Angeles Open January
2-5 at Rancho Golf Course opens the 1959
W inter Tournament Schedule. The L . A .
Open is co-sponsored by the Los Angeles
Junior Chamber of Commerce and the PGA.
Biggest summer events will be the PGA
Championship, July 29-August 2 at Minne­
apolis; the USGA Open June 11-13, at Ma­
maroneck, N .Y ., and two $50,000 PGA co­
sponsored tournaments, the Gleneagles-Chicago Open June 25-28 at Lemont, Ill., and
the Buick Open July 2-5 at Grand Blanc,
Mich.
Still to be announced is the purse for the
Pepsi Golf Championship, to be played July
23-26 at New York. That tournament carried
a $50,000 prize list in 1958, not including
$10,000 for the National Celebrity Professional-Amateur.
The summer tour will begin with the
Greater Greensboro Open Invitational at
Greensboro, N . C . , April 9-12, and close
with the Kansas City Open at Kansas City,
Mo., September 4-7.
One new PGA Co-Sponsored tournament
on the 1959 spring and summer schedule is
the $25,000 Oklahoma City Open May 7-10
at Oklahoma City, Okla.
During two weeks of the PGA Spring and
Summer Tour, PGA Co-Sponsored tourna­
ments and PGA Approved events will run
concurrently.
The Lafayette Open Invitational at L a­
fayette, La., and the Tournament of Cham­
pions at Las Vegas, Nev., are both scheduled
April 23-26.
Similarly, the Arlington Hotel Open Invi­
tational at Hot Springs, Ark., and the Sam
Snead Festival of Golf at W hite Sulphur
Springs, W. Va., are to be played the same
four days, May 14-17.
MORE TIME TO PLAY GOLF
According to Bureau of Labor Statistics,
55c was average gross hourly earnings of
production workers in manufacturing indus­
tries in 1932—compared with gross hourly
earnings of $2.07 today. Not only do modern
industrial workers have to work fewer hours
to pay for their golf, the shorter work week
gives them more time to play.
TEE-CUP
AMONG PARTICIPANTS in the Warner Club tournament last year at Fox Hills Country
c l ub, Culver City, Calif., from left above are Bill Sunsby, Red Walter, W est Coast represent­
ative for Spalding Sporting Goods Co.; Saundra Edwards, golf queen; Mr. Phalem, and
H om an Wood. Below from left are Herman Wood, who was a member of the tournament
committee; Jean Coulter, of the Warner Club; and Willie Rayson, Cosmopolitan G olf Club,
tournament medalist.
Warner Club Golf
Is Gala Affair
By HERMAN WOOD
LOS ANGELES-The Warner Club of
Warner Brothers Studio will hold its an­
nual golf tournament Sunday, May 31 at Fox
Hills Country Club. The public is cordially
invited to come out and watch some of their
favorite stars from Warners play.
Queen of this year’s tournament will be
Arlene Howell, who represented Louisiana in
the finals of the “Miss Universe” contest at
Long Beach last year. She is now under con­
tract to Warner Bros. Her two ladies in wait­
ing will be Pat Perry and Louise McLaugh­
lin.
Last year’s tournament at Fox Hills was a
gala affair and the greatest we’ve had in the
22 years I have been associated with the
studio. Two hundred ninety-two played and
over 400 stayed for the cocktail party and
dance.
The golf committee, of which I was a
member, worked very hard to make the
tournament and the cocktail dance an en­
joyable affair.
A number of great golfers were on hand
for the tournament Some of them were Jim
(Maverick) Gamer, former world’s heavy­
weight champion Joe Louis who was also
guest of honor; Tommie Wilson of the L .A .
Rams, Don Shinnick of the Baltimore Colts,
Roscoe Jones, Henry Hunter, L. Marshall, L.
(Continued on page 29)
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Page Twenty-seven
Junior Golf
Benefit Tourney
Is Successful
LOS ANGELES—Judging from the en­
thusiasm of the donors of merchandise, which
was matched by the enthusiasm of the
players, and the resultant net proceeds which
will be used to underwrite future classes of
junior golfers, one must say the first benefit
tournament for junior golf was a smashing
success.
The tournament was sponsored by the Los
Angeles Community Junior Golf Association
in January at Fox Hills Country Club to help
raise funds for its junior golf program.
Over 90 players competed in the first local
amateur tournament of the year. Net pro­
ceeds were $245.00.
Winners, merchandise, and donors follow:
Championship, men—1st, Willie Rayson,
chair (Southern California Upholsterers); 2nd,
Eural Clark, 1 doz. U. S. True Blue Dimple
balls (Giddings Pharmacy); 3rd, Sam Cum­
mings, handkerchief set (Charles Men’s shop);
4th, Clayton Moore, purchase order (Hagen).
A Flight—1st, A. Harris, 1 doz. balls (Mary
Woodyard); 2nd, W. Swanson, golf s h i r t
(Western Avenue Pro Golf Shop, Earl Mar­
tin); 3rd, Henry Tave, ice bucket (Golden
State Variety Drug); 4th, D .C . White, pur­
chase order (Dugan’s Dandee Cleaners).
B Flight—1st, Jack Diggs, 1 doz. balls
(Golden State V a r i e t y Drugs); 2nd, Dr.
Henry Jenkins, personalized stationery (Fen­
tress Press); 3rd, John Dailey, Coke Cooler,
(Coca-Cola); 4th, W. Bonner, fruit c a k e
(Charles R. “Bob” Allen).
C Flight—1st, A. Shur, coffee m a k e r
(Blooms Liquors, Paul E. Hickman); 2nd, R.
Caldwell, fruit cake (Helms Athletic Foun­
dation); 3rd, Jack Sheppard, Coke Cooler
(Coca-Cola); 4th, Julius Penn, bean pot (E.
W. Eggleston); and 5th, Dr. W . E. Bailey,
Silex coffee warmer (Mark Twain Realty).
D Flight—1st, Lamar Toland, TV l a m p
(Sav-Way TV); 2nd, D. Lee, desk pen set
(Western Badge & Trophy Co.); 3rd, F.
Nakawatase, Coke Cooler (Coca-Cola); 4th,
.. .
THE PRESIDENT of Vernoncrest Golf Club, Mary Woodyard, third from left, presents
check to Frank D. Adams, Sr., president of the Los Angeles Community Junior Golf Associa­
tion, for golf lessons to be given to two Vernoncrest junior golfers, Miss Evelyn Stewart, left,
and Miss Cynthia Pemberton, right.—(Harry H. Adams Photo).
Solly Wilson, golf club covers (Ramsey Hun­
ter); 5th, Lidge Green, golf balls (Fred’s
Liquor Store); 6th, O. Harris, g o l f balls
(Harold Bowman).
Championship, women—1st, Emma Banks,
coffee pot (All-Brook Realty); 2nd, Maudelle
Richardson, food steamer, (Leroy’s Liquor).
A Flight—1st, Peppy Jordan, electric cof­
fee maker (Blooms Liquors); 2nd, Gwen Mc­
Daniel, Coke Cooler (Coca-Cola).
B Flight—1st, E. Franklin, electric clock
(Blooms Liquors); 2nd, Quilla Diggs, per­
sonalized stationery (Fentress Press).
Medalist—Elizabeth Fucuals, golf skirt
(Mae Crowder Women’s Apparel).
Hole-in-One Awards—Candy (Gold Can­
dies, Nestor Gold).
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Pezzullo elected PGA
Golf Pro-of-Year ’58
DUNEDIN, Fla.—Harry Pezzullo has been
elected PGA Golf Professional-of-the-Year
for 1958.
His election was announced in October by
Harold Sargent, president of The Profession­
al Golfers’ Association of America, which
established the annual award in 1955.
Pezzullo, a 47-year old native of Barring­
ton, R .I ., has been a golf professional for
25 years. He recently completed his 12th
season at Mission Hills Golf Club in North­
brook, Ill., a suburb of Chicago.
The 1958 Golf Professional-of-the-Year
was elected in September for an unprece­
dented fifth term as president of the Illinois
Section of The PGA of America. He’s com­
pleting his first year as a vice president of
the national organization.
Pezzullo was named the nation’s No. 1
home-club professional by a secret commit­
tee of outstanding amateur golfers. This
group studied the qualifications of 31 sec­
tional nominees before making its decision.
The energetic Illinois professional was
chosen on the basis of his exceptional allaround ability and his many contributions to
the game of golf, especially his work with
veterans, junior golfers and lady golfers.
As an infantry technical sergeant during
World War II, Pezzullo became interested
in golf as a means of rehabilitating injured
service men. He still devotes much time to
veterans hospitals and Army installations.
AT THE annual February meeting of the full Executive Board of
the Western States Golf Association to effect policies and program
of the body for the year 1959 were sitting front, from left, Frank
Adams Sr., treasurer; Carolyn Cain, budget and finance; Lillian J.
Fentress, assistant secretary; Vernon Gaskin, vice president, North­
west Area; and James Battle, Sr., Paramount Golf Club. Second
row, from left, Robert Clinton Moss, president, Paramount Golf
Club. Cleophas Williams, vice president, Bay Area; Mary Wood­
yard, secretary; J. Cullen Fentress, president; Theoph Smith,
vice president, Los Angeles Area. Standing from left, William
Terry, Paramount Golf Club; Rudolph M i c k e n s budget and
finance; Louise Hill, handicap; Dr. Thomas Mitchell, handicap;
Ferne Pemberton, handicap; James Neal, handicap; John Louis,
Paramount Golf Club and Simon Rhyne, Paramount Golf Club.
—(Harry Adams Photo).
W arner Club T o u rn ey
M oss w ins co u n ty to u rn ey
UGA H igh ligh ts
(Continued from page 27)
Davis, Geo. Beavers, W. Watkins, Dr. Gran­
tham, Dr. C.A. Bradford, Dr. Joseph How­
ard, James Neal, C. Leigh, Dr. Wm. Bailey,
George Stevens, James Sexton, Willie Ray­
son, O. Jackson, J. W ebb, J. Grant, Eural
Clark, J. Davison, and L. Mayfield.
Low scorers for W arner Club members
were A. Michell, 71; G. Summerson, 75; B.
Rush and H. Wood, 76. For the guests, W il­
lie Rayson, 68, low score of the tournament;
J. Grant, S. Stein, S. Shubish, T. Wilson and
J. Sexton, 73.
SAN DIEGO, Calif.—On July 27th, Rob­
ert Clinton Moss, of Paramount Golf Club,
won the 6th Flight of the County Amateur
Golf Tournament held at Flying Hills Golf
Course. Only Negro golfer competing, the
tournament was held on July 19-20, and July
26-27.
Moss, who said he really enjoyed it, won a
total of four matches to gain the finals, win­
ning 1 up in 19 holes over William Grubbs
of the Balboa Park Men’s Golf Club.
(Continued from page 10)
shop in his hometown. Kendrix writes on
golf and is UGA’s public relations consultant.
Could those be the answers.
It might be just a coincidence, but it’s a
fact that the Yorkshire Golf Club of Pitts­
burgh has hosted the UGA tourney every six
years since W orld W ar 11—1942, 1952, and
1958. The 1959 UGA meet will be in W ash­
ington, D .C . where the event was staged in
1957. UGA has big things in store when it
takes over the sponsorship of its tourney at
the 1959 site.
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Dates for 4
Major L .A. Golf
Tourneys Told
LOS ANGELES—Dates for four major
1959 golf tournaments were announced
Monday, March 2 by the Municipal Golf
Assn. and the Los Angeles City Recreation
and Park Department, co-sponsors of the
annual classics.
Americ Hadley, the Department’s super­
visor of golf, listed dates and locations set
by the Recreation and Park Commission for
the following links tourneys:
The Los Angeles City Boys and Girls
Junior Golf Championships, Griffith Park
golf courses, Monday through Wednesday,
March 23-25;
The Los Angeles City W omen’s G o l f
Championships, Rancho Municipal G o l f
Course, Tuesday through Thursday, May
19-21;
The Los Angeles City Men’s Golf Cham­
pionships, Griffith Park’s Wilson Course,
Monday through Saturday, June 22-27; and
The Los Angeles City Senior Men’s Golf
Championships, Griffith Park’s H a r d i n g
Course, Tuesday through Thursday, Octo­
ber 20-22.
Robert Lutton, chairman of the committee
in charge of arrangements for the ninth an­
nual Los Angeles Junior Boys and Girls Golf
Championships, reported that the deadline
for entry in the medal-play linksfest has been
set for 5 p.m. Monday, March 16.
Youngsters will battle youthful divot-dig­
gers in their own age groups, Lutton said.
He listed the following four classifications
which have been set up, in addition to a
Special Alumni Division for lads 18 years
of age:
DIVISION 1—15 through 17 years of age,
54 holes, with 18-hole qualifying rounds
slated on the Wilson Course.
DIVISION 11—13 and 14 years of age;
girls will play 27 holes on the Roosevelt
Course, and boys will play 54 holes, with
18-hole qualifying rounds scheduled on the
Harding Course.
DIVISION III—11 and 12 years of age, 27
holes on the Roosevelt Course.
DIVISION IV—10 years of age and under,
27 holes on the Roosevelt Course.
Entry blanks for the March 23-25 tourney
must be accompanied by fees of $3 for the
Alumni Division and Division I; $2 for Di­
vision II boys; and $1.50 for girls in Division
II and boys and girls in Divisions III and
IV, Lutton said. They should be mailed to
the Golf Tournament Committee, 3191 West
Fourth Street, Los Angeles 5, or handed to
starters at the Rancho, Griffith Park, or
Sepulveda Dam Park courses, Lutton added.
"Ferns on The Fairways"
By “LIL” & MARY
This column w ill be devoted to the ladies in golf. Some who can com pete
with their men associates on the fairways and greens, and some w h o have great
potentials in this great sport. They range from duffers to champions, and be-
Brown heads Foothill G .C .
lieve it or not, they give color, sportsmanship
and comraderie to any tournament. Men
have never been known to get along success­
fully in any line of endeavor without that
feminine touch of appraised value and sup­
port.
Notwithstanding their many duties and re­
sponsibilities as a wife, mother and, in many
instances, helping to supplement the family
budget, they enjoy the opportunity to par­
ticipate and compete in a recreation that is
fast becoming a top sport for men and wo­
men.
With more women becoming interested
daily in golf by securing “pro” instruction,
playing the game often, and adhering to the
rules plus consistent participation, it is w ith­
out a doubt that they will automatically gain
more recognition and consideration in the
formulation of all tournament competition.
As the regarded weaker sex by those of
stronger capabilities, women do not want
sympathy nor any favors granted in this
game. They merely ask for a better-organiz­
ed and well-planned course of play on all
competitive occasions.
During our course of travel and participa­
tion in the WSGA member club tournament
circuit, there has been a fair percentage of
women players in accordance to the number
throughout the jurisdiction actually playing
the game. However, with the newly mani­
fested interest in all women’s clubs and mix­
ed groups, the lady golfers will not only be
seen, but will be swinging and playing the
game with vigor on the W est Coast circuit.
Look for us—we will all be there!
We take our hats off to some of our regu­
lar feminine long hitters, sweet swingers, par
shooters and putting scorers, i. e., Thelma
Cowans, Eoline Thornton, Maude Thomas,
Elizabeth Fucuals, Emma Banks, Elizabeth
Moore, Gladys Mitchell, Ferne Pemberton,
Faye Kimbrough, Anne Jamison, Edna Dot­
son, Carolyn Cain, Joyce Robinson, Gwen
McDaniel, Etta Drake, Kathy Winslow, Pep
Jordan, Hortense Sapp, Bernice Gerren, Mag­
gie Hathaway, Roberta Fairs, Doris Joyner,
Quilla Diggs, Marie Coker, Bertha Davis,
Ursula Davis and Louise Hill.
There are others, whom we shall recog­
nize in our next column. All of these men­
tioned, including the others, will be seen on
the FAIRWAYS. Look for them!
Please send your problems, suggestions,
news, etc., to “Lil” and Mary, c /o TEE-CUP
magazine, P. O. Box 18825, Cimarron Sta­
tion, Los Angeles 18, Calif.
PASADENA.—William L. Brown, 300 W.
Washington St., heads the recently organiz­
ed Foothill Golf Club here, boasting more
than 50 members.
Other officers are:
Robert White, vice president, 634 N. Pasa­
dena Ave.; Harry Hopkins, secretary, 1240
La Pintoresca Dr.; Joseph W. Gore, corres-
ponding secretary, 300 Winona Ave.; Alex
Thompson, treasurer, 474 Del Monte; Theo­
dore Bartlett, financial secretary, 1334 Lin­
coln Ave.; and William Williams, parliamen­
tarian, 788 Madison.
Wall off to Fast
Start on ’59 $
Tour; Littler Close
DUNEDIN, Fla.—Art Wall, Jr. is off to a
terrific start on the 1959 PGA Tour.
The dominant position occupied by the
thin, 35-year-old Pennsylvanian is shown in
official statistics released today by Harold
Sargent, President of The Professional Golf­
ers’ Association of America.
W inner of the Bing Crosby National and
runnerup in the Los Angeles Open and the
Phoenix Open, Wall accumulated $10,280
in official prize money during the first six
weeks of the new year.
Three young California stars, 27-year-old
Ken Venturi, 23-year-old John McMullin and
28-year-old Gene Littler, are bunched be­
hind the unorthodox swinger from Pocono
Manor, Pa. But not one of them is close to
Wall.
Venturi, the Los Angeles Open winner
from Palo Alto, Calif., is second, with
$5,696.55. McMullin, who registers out of
Fair Oaks, Calif., is third, with $5,595.83.
By winning the Phoenix Open a week ago,
Littler, from El Cajon, Calif., moved up to
fourth place. His official winnings are $5,083.93. Marty Furgol, the 41-year-old vet­
eran from Lemont, Ill., is fifth, with $4,259.
Form R ubaiyat G .C ,
LOS ANGELES.—Already with more than
80 members is the newly organized Califor­
nia Rubaiyat Golf Club.
Organized by William B. Watkins, hotel
proprietor, who is also chairman of the board,
the new club is interracial in membership.
Other officers are Winston Von Wertz,
president; Joe West, first vice president; W al­
ter Hopkins, second vice president; Mr. Igby, secretary; Freddie Miller, treasurer; Earl
W hite, business manager; Maggie H atha­
way, reporter; Dr. D. Overstreet Gray, par­
liamentarian; Ben Mitchell, sergeant-atarms; and Atty. Calvin Porter, counsel.
B oy ,
9,
is 5th in tourney
SAN D IEGO.—Nine-year old Tracy Tannihill placed fifth in the Hole-in-One Tour­
nament junior division here Sunday, October
26.
Stepson of Simon Rhyne, of the Paramount
Golf Club, little Tannihill had a shot 15’ 4”
from the pin. The hole measured approxi­
mately 130 yards. H e used a driver. Need­
less to say, Tracy is very proud of the trophy
he won.
WSGA Club Officers Directory
ABERDEEN GOLF C L U B -E erne E. Pemberton, President. 2206
S. Curson, L .A . 16; Mercedes Sanford, Vice-President-Toumament Chairman, 730 W. Howard, Pasadena, Calif.; Marjorie
Deloney, Secretary, 338 W. 53rd Street, L .A .; Christine Wilson,
Treasurer, 5833 David Avenue, L .A .; Ruth Clisby, Social Chair­
man, 1095 Worcester, Pasadena; Kitty Anderson, Rules Chair­
man, 830 E. 115th St., So. L .A .
BAY AREA GOLF CLUB—William Hinds, President, 4026 Lusk,
Oakland, Calif.; Al Barnes, Vice-President, 1379 Curtis St.,
Berkeley, Calif.; Orviss Knowles, Financial Secretary, 113 Gates,
San Francisco, Calif.; George Howard, Recording Secretary, 265
Bxybee, San Francisco; Arthur Larieau, Tournament Chairman,
103 Belvedere, San Francisco; S. T. Davison, Board, 2838 Pine,
San Francisco; Tom Evans, Board, 327 McEvoy, Redwood City,
Calif.; Elmer Musco, Board, 833 Baker, San Francisco; Calvin
Johnson, Board, 255 Ralston, San Francisco; Cleophas Williams,
Board, 1519 Santa Clara, Richmond, Calif.
COSMOPOLITAN GOLF CLUB, Post Office Box 18708 Cimarron
Sta., Los Angeles 18, Calif.—Pres., Earl J. Reason, Jr., 2143 Al­
sace Ave.; Vice-Pres. and Chairman of Board, Ollie Armstrong,
12920 Keene Ave., Secretary, Earl Dugan, 2267 W. 27th St.;
Treasurer, Clifton Walker, 3723 W. Adams Blvd.; Financial Sec­
retary, Theron Kirk, 2915 Wellington Rd.; Corresponding Sec­
retary, Alexander Peoples, 2677 Harcourt; Sergeant At Arms,
Floy Whitlow, 2926 So. Dalton; Parliamentarian, Bob Allen,
1214 W. 82nd St.; Board Member, Howard Alexander, 3659 5th
Ave.; Board Member, Sterling Wallace, Jr., 2010 1/2 W . 54th St.;
board Member, J. Cullen Fentress, 4458 Victoria Park Dr.;
Board Member, James Williams, 1712 W. 39th St.
DESERT MASHIE G O LF C LU B -G eorge Brown, President, 1007
So. 7th Ave., Phoenix, Ariz.; Robert Banks, Vice President, 1426
E. Jefferson, Phoenix; Jane W ashington, Secretary, 2152 E. Co­
rona, Phoenix; Mildred Bennett, Treasurer, 5043 S. 21st Way,
Phoenix; William Bennett, Tournam ent Chairman, 5043 S. 21st
Way, Phoenix; Bob Banks, Co-Tournament and Handicap Chair­
man, 1426 E. Jefferson, Phoenix; Lowell C. Wormley, Rules
Chairman, 1901 E. Broadway, Phoenix.
FAIRWAY GOLF CL U B—Loraine Payne, Secretary-Treasurer
(Acting President), 558 41st Avenue, San Francisco 21, Calif.
FOO TH ILL GOLF CLUB—William L. Brown, President, 300 W.
W ashington St., Pasadena, Calif.; Robert W hite, Vice-Pres., 634
N. Pasadena Ave., Pasadena; Harry Hopkins, Sec’y, 1240 La
Pintoresca Dr., Pasadena; Joseph W. Gore, Corresponding Sec’y,
300 Winona Ave., Pasadena; Alex Thompson, Treasurer, 474
Del Monte, Pasadena; Theodore Bartlett, Financial Secretary,
1334 Lincoln Ave., Pasadena; William Williams, Parliamentarian,
788 Madison, Pasadena.
LEISURE HOUR GOLF C L U B -H arry Hardy, President, 3933
N.E. 12th Ave., Portland, Oregon; George Davis, 1st Vice Presi­
dent, 332 N.E. 188th Ave., Portland, Oregon; Bob Wright, 2nd
Vice President, 1742 27th Ave., So. Seattle, Wash.; Kathy W in­
slow, Recording Secretary, 524 N.E. Roselawn, Portland, Oregon;
Lenora Gaskin, Treasurer, Financial Secretary, 4025 N.E. Mal­
lory Ave., Portland, Ore.; Chick Rawlins, Tournament Chair­
man, 2904 N .E . 8th Avenue, Portland, Ore.; Sam Wagoner,
Handicap Chmn., 2933 N .E . 8th Ave., Portland, Ore.; Farns­
worth Hancock, Handicap Co-Chmn., 954 21st Ave., Seattle,
Wash.; Geneva Bedford, Entertainment Chmn., 6512 N.E. Grand
Ave., Portland, Ore.; T .D . Mull, Good Cheer Chmn, 2334 N.E.
10th Ave., Portland, Oregon.
LOS ANGELES POSTAL GOLF CLUB—Albert Smyles, President,
932 W. Laurel St., Compton, Calif.; Theodore Lockhart, Vice
President, 743 E. 99th St., L.A.; Raymond Lema, Secretary,
3059 Harrington, L.A.; Emanuel Arnold, Financial Secretary,
950 E. 118th Dr., L .A .; Edward Grayson, Treasurer, 2535 8th
Ave., L.A.; Alvin Watkins, Business Manager, 2425 S. St. An­
drews PL, L.A.; Benjamin Nance, Handicap Chairman, 2721
Council St., L.A.; Alonzo Lumpkin, Tournament Chairman, 2414
11th Ave., L.A.
PARAMOUNT GOLF CLUB—Robert Clinton Moss, President,
3776 T Street, San Diego 13, Calif.; John Louis, Vice Pres.;
William Terry, Secretary, 705 San Miguel Ave., San Diego 13,
Calif.; James Battle, Sr., Treasurer, 2654 Island Ave., San Diego
2, Calif.; Simon Rhyne, Tournament Chairman, 1037 N. 44th
St., San Diego 2, Calif.; William Brown, Handicap Chairman.
VALLEY VIEW GOLF C LU B -A ndrew Bruner, President, 1322
North “D ” Street, Las Vegas, Nev.; Henry J. Moore, Secretary,
109 West AdAms Ave., Las Vegas.
VERNONCREST GOLF C LU B -M ary L. Woodyard, President,
868 E. 42nd PL, L .A . 11, Calif.; Roberta Jackson, Vice Pres.,
13315 Avalon, L . A . ; Elizabeth Moore, Secretary, 2335 3rd
Ave., L .A .; Pemelia Jordan, Treasurer, 2329 W. 25th St., L .A .;
Caroline Cain, Corresponding Secretary, 4801 W. 21st St., L .A .;
Lillian Fentress, Parliamentarian, 4458 Victoria Park Dr., L .A .
1959 WSGA Tournament Schedule
April 4th and 5th (Saturday and Sunday)— Desert
M ashie Golf Club, hosts and hostesses, Encanto Munici­
pal Golf Course, Phoenix, Ariz.
May 7th and 8th (Thursday and Friday)— Valley
View Golf Club, hosts, M unicipal Golf Course, Las Vegas,
Nevada.
June 15th, 16th and 17th (Monday, Tuesday and
W ednesday)— Bay Area Golf Club, hosts to 5th Annual
W estern States Championships, Sharp Park Golf Course,
San Francisco, Calif.
July 3rd and 4th (Friday and Saturday)—Cosm opoli­
tan Golf Club, hosts, Fox Hills Country Club, Culver
City, Calif.
August 3rd and 4th (Monday and Tuesday)— Leisure
Hour G olf Club, hosts and hostesses, Tualatin Country
Club, Portland, Ore.
September 6th and 7th (Sunday and Monday)— Ver­
noncrest Golf Club, hostesses, Fox Hills Country Club,
Culver City, Calif.
October 17th and 18th (Saturday and Sunday)—
Paramount Golf Club, hosts, Torrey Pines Golf Course,
San Diego, Calif.
H e w a n ts to p lay, too -- but . . .
. . . it takes strict supervision and top-grade
instructions to get young boys and girls off in the
right way playing golf. It takes strict
supervision because they should be taught
a little more than the gam e of golf, itself.
H ow to conduct their own meetings, golf
etiquette, good sportsmanship, and honesty are
some of the things.
TH E LOS ANGELES COM M UNITY JUNIOR
G OLF ASSOCIATION is made up of
interested individuals of the community, people
who care, giving their time and services free.
. . . RAISING MONEY FOR PROFESSIONAL
INSTRUCTIONS, TROPHIES, GOLF CLUBS,
and TO URNAM ENTS W ILL HAVE TO
BE D O N E TH RO UG H COM M UNITY
DO NATIO NS.
. . . YOUR DO NATIO NS TE L L THEM
TH AT THEY CAN PLAY. IT TELLS TH EM ,
TOO, TH AT THEY ARE LIVING
IN A COM M UNITY TH AT CARES.
Los Angeles Community Junior Golf Association
1888 W est Jefferson Boulevard, Los Angeles 18, California
To aid in the progress of the Junior Coif Program, this advertisement is donated by
THE BERT KENNER ENTERPRISES and JERENE WEBB PHARMACY