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Michigan Open and PGA championships to be a t Lakepointe CC where Gabe Ban-nick is pro . . . Michigan s t a t e pro-am a t Bat t le Creek CC wi th Ron L a P a r l a s host pro . . . P o r t Huron, Mich., Times-Herald made big picture and biographical f e a tu r e of Fred L. Riggin, Sr., 50th anniversary with Mueller Bras s Co., of which company he is pres. . . . F r ed is pres., Na t iona l Golf Fund., Amer ican Seniors and one of the liveliest, g randes t of a g rea t t r ibe of senior golfers.

H u r r a h fo r Mrs. Waco Turner . . . She's pu t t ing on a $5000 Open for women a t Dor-nick Hills CC, Ardmore , Okla., Sept . 23-26 . . . Like Waco 's $15,000 Open fo r the men, Madam Turner ' s event will have ex t ra prizes for birdies, eagles, lowest rounds . . . Dornick Hills pro, Mr. Dutch Har r i son was las t year ' s tough luck champion on a spe-cial prize deal . . . He made an ace a t Tam O'Shanter where George S. May offered $1000 for a hole-in-one made dur ing an offi-cial round and the round in which Dutch made his ace was called off on account of rain.

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ACOMBINATION of a fine course and increased in te res t on the p a r t of mili-

t a r y personnel ha s resul ted in a golf boom a t Egl in A i r F o r c e Base, on the Gulf coast of n o r t h w e s t Flor ida.

E igh teen m o n t h s ago p layers a t Egl in 's course a v e r a g e d 500 a week, whi le now more t h a n 1500 gol fers tour the 6350-yard layout weekly.

The course is considered, on good au thor -ity, one of the finest. I t s n a r r o w f a i r w a y s a re lined wi th ta l l pines. The re a r e huge t r a p s a long the f a i r w a y s and g u a r d i n g the greens, five w a t e r hazards and hilly ter-rain. One h igh es t imate of t h e course comes f r o m such a golfer a s W a l t e r Bur-kemo, PGA champion, who, a f t e r p lay ing i t

f o r t en days las t yea r , r emarked , "If a go l fe r can play this course he can play any in the count ry . " F r e d H a w k i n s called it "one of the g r e a t e s t d r iv ing courses I 've ever had the p leasure of p laying."

Opera t iona l su i tabi l i ty t e s t ing of a i r c r a f t and equipment , the f u n c t i o n of Eglin, head-q u a r t e r s of the Air P r o v i n g Ground Com-mand , requires an isola ted area . A problem c rea t ed by this isolat ion is recrea t ion and Egl in ' s golf faci l i t ies go a long w a y toward a l l ev ia t ing this problem. Mi l i t a ry personnel en joy a low fee, pay ing $1.50 a m o n t h fo r a f a m i l y membersh ip .

W e r r l n g H a s Class P r o g r a m s A f a c t o r con t r ibu t ing g r e a t l y to the in-

c rease in par t ic ipa t ion h a s been the golf

The 18th a t E g l i n F ie ld 's course is one o f t he layou t ' s f i v e w a t e r holes and a s p l e n d i d f i n i s h i n g ho le .

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E g l i n F ie ld ' s g o l f c lubhouse is a p leasan t spot , k e p t nea t a n d a t t r a c t i v e b y t h e a rmy p r o c e d u r e o f p o l i c i n g the g rounds and k.p. I t 's e s p e c i a l l y p o p u l a r w i t h t he l a r g e and a c t i v e o r g a n i z a t i o n o f w o m e n go l fe rs .

clinics, conducted for per iods of four weeks, six t imes a year . The clinics a re f ree to offi-cers and a i rmen as well a s the i r dependents and Civil Service workers .

Much of the credi t fo r t h e p rog ram ' s suc-cess can go to Lyle "Bud" Werr ing , who took over as Egl in 's p rofess iona l 18 m o n t h s ago and ins t i tu ted the classes. The f u n d a -men ta l s of the g a m e a r e t a u g h t . Wer r i ng and his ass i s tan t , Joe Dodich of Wauke -gan , 111., also give g r o u p ins t ruc t ion on the rules a n d golf e t iquet te .

E f f o r t s to gene ra t e i n t e r e s t in golf have been ass is ted by the a p p e a r a n c e of such wel l -known players a s P a t t y Berg, Pau l Hahn , J i m m y Nichols, " P o r k y " Oliver, Lawson Lit t le, An thony Cerda , Phil Green-

The head o f the A i r P rov ing G r o u n d C o m m a n d , M a j . G e n . Patr ick W . T i m b e r l a k e , is second f r o m the r i g h t l o o k i n g a t c lubs shown by p ro Bud W e r -r i n g . Asst . p ro J o e D o d i c h , a t l e f t , shows a W A F

s o m e t h i n g o f the la tes t in w o m e n ' s g o l f wea r .

wald, Bob Toski, Ansel Snow and m a n y others .

The 1953 World-Wide Air Force Tourna -men t w a s held a t Eglin in July. The late Lt . Morr is Wil l iams of Aust in , Tex. emerged the winner , shoot ing rounds of 70-74-70-76 f o r a 290 total . Lt . Dow F ins t e r -wald of Athens , Ohio w a s r u n n e r - u p and M / S g t . Haro ld Ridgley, the previous yea r ' s champion, placed th i rd . Evidence of t h e fine w a y in which the t o u r n a m e n t w a s held is seen in a decision by Headquar t e r s , U. S. Air Force, a g a i n t o have Eglin a s t he host f o r the 1954 event in October.

A p e r m a n e n t t r ophy in m e m o r y of Mor-r is Will iams h a s been establ ished f o r the t ou rnamen t . Wil l iams was killed in Sep-t embe r of last y e a r a t Egl in when h is je t fighter c rashed du r ing gunnery prac t ice .

Once a Boom Gem Las t mon th the second annua l Egl in Open

Inv i ta t ion Golf T o u r n a m e n t w a s held. This is a one-day, 18-hole, medal p lay event , in which the profess ionals compe t ing in the Ba ton Rouge Open were invited to s t o p off a n d pa r t i c ipa te on the w a y to m e e t s in sou thern Flor ida . Other top profess ionals and a m a t e u r s in th is section of the coun t ry we re extended invi ta t ions . The winne r was Bobby Mart in , a n a m a t e u r of the Pensacola (F la . ) CC wi th a 69, two s t rokes h igher t h a n the course record. The t o p p ro was Mike K r a k of El inor Village, Fla. , c a rd ing a 72, and nex t w a s a 74 by Broyles P lem-m o n s of Valdosta , Ga.

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E g l i n F ie ld a i rmen and W A F s g e t g r o u p i n s t r u c t i o n f r o m ( L t o R) asst. p ro J o e Dod i ch , E g l i n p r o Bud W e r r i n g a n d Phi l G r e e n w a l d , v i s i t i n g p r o f r o m H i n s d a l e ( I I I . ) C C . W e r r i n g ca l ls on i n s t r u c t i n g and

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l i t t le except fishing. Headed by J a m e s Plew, a g r o u p of Chicago golf ing enthusi-a s t s r e t a ined the a r c h i t e c t u r a l f i rm of L a n g f o r d & Moreau to build an 18-hole course. I t was named the Chicago GC. I t l a t e r was known as the Va lpa ra i so CC.

In 1937 the bombing and gunne ry r a n g e t h a t was to develop in to Egl in A F B was es tabl ished. The fol lowing y e a r Plew died, a f t e r which the course w a s cu t to 9 holes and allowed to run down. B y Ac t of Con-g r e s s in 1946 the land w a s purchased and added to t h e Eglin Rese rva t ion . The course was r e tu rned to an 18-hole layout and a renova t ion p rog ram begun. Th i s was com-pleted in 1952.

In m a i n t a i n i n g the condit ion of the course a t a peak fo r cons t an t , heavy use, W e r r i n g depends on the aid of M / S g t . Wil-l iam Newton , who w i t h o t h e r s on the base ins ta l l a t ions section, h a s done a n excellent job of rebui ld ing the course and tending i t wi th compe ten t and keenly in teres ted care . The course is especially k n o w n f o r the out-s t a n d i n g condition of i t s g r e e n s the yea r a round.

W e r r i n g offers a s t a n d i n g invi ta t ion to go l fe r s t r ave l ing th rough n o r t h w e s t F lor i -d a t o s t o p off and t r y t h e i r skill on the Eg l in course. Green fees a r e $1.00 a day. Vis i t ing pros on the w i n t e r t ou r have com-p a r e d the condition of the course and the exac t i ng sho t -mak ing required with Peb-ble Beach and the A u g u s t a Nat ional . As

Phi l Greenwald, Hinsdale (111.) CC pro, re-marked , "Let m e g e t back on a n easy golf course. Sixty t r a p s and we could p u t our clubhouse in the smal les t one, and number seventeen even h a s a ladder!"

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" I found in y e a r s when I held the jun ior c lass on a day o the r than our Ladies ' Day a t t e n d a n c e of t he youngs te r s would be very good a t the s t a r t of the season and t h e n a s the season p rogressed would g radua l ly dwindle to j u s t a f e w children.

" In my inquiries, I found i t was some t imes qui te difficult f o r t he mo the r s a n d f a t h e r s to b r ing the chi ldren to the jun ior c lass .

" L a s t yea r I changed the day of t h e ju-nior golf c lass t o F r i d a y — which is our Ladies ' day — a n d found t h a t m y c lass w a s no t only twice a s l a rge a s be fore b u t the a t t endance held u p quite well d u r i n g the en t i r e summer , t he reason being the m o t h -e r s would b r ing the children and leave t h e m in our care while they were p lay ing gol f . " — LOU BOLA, Professional, Highland G&CC, Indianapolis, Ind.

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By DONALD R. PETERSON State College of Washington, Puyallup, Wash.

(Progress report on pearl wort control project at the Western Washington Experiment Station.)

AMONG the many troublesome weeds that are prevalent in golf courses

throughout the Pacific Northwest none are more widespread or persistent than pearl-wort (Sagina procumbens). For years golf course superintendents have attempted to combat this perennial pest by removing the infested portions of their greens by means of cup-cutters or other similar devices and resodding these areas with pearlwort-free turf, an operation that is both costly and time-consuming and frequently ineffective.

Certainly no aspect of greens manage-ment is more deserving of the attentions and facilities of agronomic research than the problem of pearlwort control. With this object in mind, a study, sponsored jointly by the Pacific Northwest Turf Assn. and the State College of Washington, was ini-tiated to discover ways and means whereby an effective control of this weed might be obtained.

In the fall of 1951 a seedbed, built up of equal parts of a well-decomposed peat, sawdust, sand, and the parent soil (an im-pervious clay) to a depth of 12 in., was constructed. These materials, together with sufficient lime to bring the soil reaction to approximately 5.6, were mixed thoroughly. The green, 4000 sq. ft. in area, was then seeded to a mixture of Colonial bentgrass and creeping red fescue.

In the following spring, four series of plots, each series including eleven 5 ft. by 10 ft. plots, were laid out. Thirty plugs of sod were removed from each plot and these were replaced by plugs of pearlwort which were obtained from golf courses in the area. The turf management, including watering, fertilizing, and mowing, to which this ex-perimental area has been subjected during the course of this study has been similar to the management practices generally em-ployed on golf greens in the western Wash-ington area.

Ten treatments, comprising the most promising of a number of materials tested in a preliminary study conducted in the

greenhouse and the recommendations made by weed and turf specialists from the vari-ous cooperating agencies, have been studied in replicated plots during the past two years. In addition, check or no treatment plots were also included within the scope of this experiment. The treatments, form, rate, and time of application, and the re-sults obtained are presented in tabular form on the opposite page.

Sodium Arsenite, Organic Works Bear in mind that in developing a con-

trol for pearlwort, the objective was to find a material or combination of materials that would not immediately kill or burn out the weed, causing severe discoloration and dis-figurement to the turf, but would weaken it to such an extent that the desirable grasses might gradually "crowd" it out of the turf. The only treatment that satisfied these requirements was a combination of sodium arsenite (V2 oz. per 1000 sq. ft.) mixed thoroughly with an organic fertilizer (5-4-0) ; the mixture was then applied at bi-weekly intervals at the rate of 16 lbs. per 1000 sq. ft.

This treatment not only reduced the in-festation of pearlwort, but also largely eliminated annual bluegrass (Poa annua) from the turf. Sodium arsenite, applied in the same manner a t the rate of % oz. per 1000 sq. ft., was not nearly so effective in reducing the infestation of pearlwort. Spray applications of 2,4-D checked the growth of pearlwort and broad-leaved weeds alike, however, this effect was ac-companied by a severe burning of the bent-grass, particularly at the heavier rate of application.

Chlordane, applied as a spray a t two rates, was neither effective as a control for pearlwort nor for other broad-leaved weeds that encroached into the plot area. Chlordane, mixed dry with an organic fer-tilizer and applied in that manner, was somewhat more effective. Supplemental ap-plications of commercial nitrogen fertilizer

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