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Strong as an ox; quiet as a mouse Climbs 48% grades without breathing hard. You have a choice of a powerful 10 h.p. twin cylinder, horizontally opposed gasoline model or a 2% h.p. electric model with speeds up to 10 mph. Yet, despite this power, they're so quiet you hardly know they're there. Interest on payments for 15 golf cars $ Insurance for 15 golf cars . Gasoline and oil for 15 golf cars . Depreciation based on a 5-year schedule . Routine repair parts and labor expense per car at $50.00 per year x 15 Reserve for major overhaul at $85.00 per year x 15 . Accounting based on 1 day per month (6 months) . Total Operating Expense $ Net Operating Profit (Before applicable income taxes) '" $ 980.00 500.00 766.00 3,750.00 750.00 1,275.00 100.00 8,121.00 9,092.00 Proof: the Golfmaster is a real money-maker The following example is based on a golf club using a 3-year Toro finance plan. The club is privately owned and has approximately 300 playing members. The club has signed a contract for the purchase of 15 Toro Golfmasters including the cost of freight and local taxes for a total of $19,600. The playing season lasts approxi- mately 6 months. Typical operating statement INCOME FROM GOLF CAR RENTALS: The 15 cars averaged 161 rounds each during the season for a total of 2459 18-hole rounds of play . a $7.00 per rd. = $17,213.00 EXPENSES: Your Toro distributor will help you set up a profitable "Golfmaster" plan and discuss financial arrangements. Why not call him now and get full information on the profitable "Golfmaster." nGOLFMASTER'~y TORO tExclusive mark of Toro Mfg. Corp. Toro Manufacturing Corporation, 4000 Snelling Ave., Minneapolis 6, Minnesota II

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  • Strong as an ox; quiet as a mouseClimbs 48% grades without breathing hard. Youhave achoice of a powerful 10 h.p. twin cylinder,horizontally opposed gasoline model or a 2%h.p. electric model with speeds up to 10 mph.Yet, despite this power, they're so quiet youhardly know they're there.

    Interest on payments for 15 golf cars $Insurance for 15 golf cars .Gasoline and oil for 15 golf cars .Depreciation based on a 5-year schedule .Routine repair parts and labor expense per car at $50.00 per year x 15Reserve for major overhaul at $85.00 per year x 15 .Accounting based on 1 day per month (6 months) .

    Total Operating Expense $Net Operating Profit (Before applicable income taxes) '" $

    980.00500.00766.00

    3,750.00750.00

    1,275.00100.00

    8,121.009,092.00

    Proof: the Golfmaster is a real money-makerThe following example is based on a golf club using a 3-year Toro finance plan. Theclub is privately owned and has approximately 300 playing members. The club hassigned a contract for the purchase of 15 Toro Golfmasters including the cost offreight and local taxes for a total of $19,600. The playing season lasts approxi-mately 6 months.

    Typical operating statementINCOME FROM GOLF CAR RENTALS:The 15 cars averaged 161 rounds each during theseason for a total of 2459 18-hole rounds of play . a $7.00 per rd. = $17,213.00EXPENSES:

    Your Toro distributor will help you set up a profitable "Golfmaster" plan and discuss financialarrangements. Why not call him now and get full information on the profitable "Golfmaster."

    nGOLFMASTER'~yTOROtExclusive mark of Toro Mfg. Corp.

    Toro Manufacturing Corporation, 4000 Snelling Ave., Minneapolis 6, Minnesota

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  • TORO'S NEW ELECTRIC CADDY CART PROMISES YOU

    Happier Golfers,Fewer Caddy Problem

    and a Profit!Solves these four

    golf course problems:1GOLFERS WHO WANT TO WALK,

    BUT NOT WORK. To ro 's newbattery-powered "Caddymaster"t isideal for the golfer who refuses golfcars because he wants to exercise, butdoesn't want to work pulling a cart.

    2 SHORTAGE OF CADDIES. A life-saverwhen school, illness or absen-teeism leaves you short of caddies.And you pocket the fee. Solves prob-lem of off-seasonand odd-hoursgolfers.

    3 HIGH CADDY OR GOLF CAR FEES.Many golfers don't want to pay $6to $8 for a golf car or go to the expenseof caddies. The "Caddymaster" at asuggested $2 a round is the answer.

    4 SNAIL-PACED GOLFERS. "Caddy-master" keeps the golfer from get-ting tired and slowing down profits.Gently but firmly it keeps him moving.Fun for the golfer to operate, too.

    Plenty of Power. Easily goes 18holes before charging. Easy to charge-each battery hasits own charger andtimer. 110 AC current. Change to afresh battery in 30 seconds.

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    Follows Golfer with a Touch of the Handle.Just push down on the handle and the battery takesover. The "Caddymaster" follows the golfer, match-ing his stride at any speed he sets. The more pres-sure on the handle, the greater the speed; the less,the slower. Highly maneuverable-inside turningradius of 11". Climbs hills easily.

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    E!HERE'S HOW OUR FREE, NO OBLIGATION, NO COSTGOLF COURSE TRIAL WORKS.• Use the "Caddymaster" for one week.• Rent the "Caddymaster" to your golfers at $2.00 a round.• At the end of one week you keep 50% of all rental fees.• Then the Toro salesman will contact you to pick up the demonstration model.

    That's all there is to it.

    MAIL THIS COUPON TODAY TO GET A FREE TRIAL "CADDY MASTER" ON YOURGOLF COURSE. Within one week your Toro distributor will reach you by phone ormail and arrange for a demonstration at a time convenient for you. Absolutely noobligation or cost. But hurry. Fill out, tear out and send in the card today. Thisunique offer is good for a limited time only.

    tExclusive mark of Toro Mfg. Corp.

    "CADDYMASTER'~yTOROToro Manufacturing Corporation, 3069 Snelling Avenue, Minneapolis 6, Minnesota---------------------------------TORO MANUFACTURING CORP;3069A Snelling Ave.Minneapolis 6, Minn.

    Yes! I am interested in obtaining the free Caddymaster trial program. I understand thereis no obligation or cost and that the trial is to last one week. Please handle this immedi-ately before the time limit on this offer runs out.

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  • Superintendent's Labor-Savers!I

    CUP-LESSThe NEW, practical practice

    putting target rings ...Easy on greens-Easy on golfers!

    • Eliminate constant cutting andre-cutting of putting cup holeson practice greens.

    • Eliminate player stooping andbending to remove balls fromputting cups.

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    The joint move by Del Monte Proper-ties and the orthern California GA tobuild a course to the design of RobertTrent Jones on Monterey Peninsula showsthat one association is planning ahead tosolve the increasing difficulty of gettingtournament locations ... The eGA willengineer construction and financing of thecourse and have it as a site for its cham-pionships and other events . . . Theseprobably will include some national cham-pionships . . . Francis Watson, former

    CGA pres., Bob Hanna, the association'sexecutive sec., and Jones have made tenta-tive location of the Monterey Peninsula'syet unnamed fifth course which has hadokay of Richard Osborne, pres., DelMonte Properties.

    Western GA in arranging for Chicagodistrict rotation of its Western Open cham-pionship appears to be approaching theright answer of organizing and dividingthe responsibilities of major championships. . . Ticket sales are looking good . . .The program ad deal has been ruled outby the WGA ... Strongarm promotionof some National Open programs in thepast and PGA program advertising is re-resented . . . This is especially true whenit is contrasted with the Masters whichgives the customers free the starting times,scores and course information needed.

    On site of the old Cedarbrook CC insuburban Philadelphia there is to be builtthe sort of community that may keep pri-vate golf courses close in to metropolitancenters ... High rise apartment build-ings, motel, office and research bnildings,shopping center are to be located in $50million project which will retain some ofCedarbrook's 18 greens and fairways ona shorter course ... A man who can leavehis apartment on the 35th floor and gctto the first t e of his course as though he'swalking from the lockerroom, then go tohis office from the 18th gr en as thoughhe were going to the club grillroom cansave a lot of time for work.

    Bob To h, supt., Wallingford (Conn.)ce, is subject of interesting interview in'~People In Our Town" seri s in Walling-ford Post ... Bob, 27, is a Universityof Mass. Cetus management school grad.nate and a son of the veteran pro-supt.,Dave Tosh, a .arnoustie import . . .Charle teed, own r of the 9-holc Jack-son, S.c., Savannah Valley GC, ha. morethan 200 Fn 1it tr es on th cours >.

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    urban Avon, bought by members for $1.2million . . . They will spend more than$400,000 to complete and increase facili-ties of the two-year-old club ... PrinceGeorges (Md.) CC building $250,000clubhouse addition . . . Ronnie Mattson,son of Harry Matson, New England prowho returned to amateur ranks, has beenhired as asst. by Henry Bontempo, pro atFranconia muny course, Springfield, Mass .. . . Ronnie, 24, who has won a bunch ofJunior championships, is the best golferto come out of Western Mass. Junior ranksin ten years, says Bontempo.

    Ray Twombly, supt. Glen Oaks CC,elected pres., Metropolitan GCSA succeed-ing James Fulwider, supt. of Century CC... Henry Bartholomew resigned as supt.and course mgr., Bethlehem (Pa.) muni-cipal course, when new policy took awayshop concessions . . . Bartholomew to bepro-supt. of new course the Phoenix Con-tracting Co., Pottsville, Pa., is building inLanark . . . Les Stephenson now pro atKeystone Heights (Fla.) G&CC . . . RonStansbury signed as pro at Beaver Creekec, Hagerstown, Md., succeeding DickMullen who now is at a Hagerstown rangeand sports center.

    Jack White, winter pro at IndianCreek ce, Miami Beach, returns to sum-mer pro work as pro at Fred Waring'sShawnee-on-Delaware CC, Stroudsburg,Pa. . . . Jack was pro at Stockbridge(Mass.) CC for 33 summers until a yearor so ago . . . He retired from summerwork but Waring got him to return . . .Tom Webb now pro at Knox County CC,Galesburg, Ill .... Looks like somebodytried to throw a fast curve past officersand members of Golf Writers' Assn. ofAmerica by telling an advertising agencythat GW A would donate a trophy to thewinner of the proposed 36-hole competi-tion on Sept. 8-9 between winners of U.S.and British Opens, the Masters and thePGA . . . Ed Miles, GW A pres. and At-lanta Journal golf writer, in letter to tele-vision program sales organization, saidGW A had made no such decision.

    Mal Deitch and Dr. Joseph Goodsteinhave bought the Deercrest ce, Green-wich, Conn., and have changed its nameto the Green Hills CC ... Jack Redmond,v reran trick shot golfer, returns from an-other cruise and from playing road showsagain ... Doug Ford carrying the sand-wich on the tournament circuit for thePedido Bay club being built near Pen-sacola, Fla.

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  • ew u321" greensAn outstanding new engine has been added to thefamous Jacobsen GREENS MOWER-the Jacobsen"321". This new engine operates on a 32-to-1 gas tooil fuel mixture-a 50% reduction in the amount ofoil used.

    Other advantages of the new "321" GREENSMOWER include: longer plug life ... extremely cleanburning-smoke reduced to a minimum ... new com-bustion chamber design that produces greater power

    mowerat low peed ... improved fuel carburetion ... and anew heavy-duty ball bearing support for the crank-shaft.

    Get the facts on these and other Jacob en "321"GREEN MOWER features. They add up to easierhandling, lower maintenance and the fine t greensmower ever built. Ask your Jacob en Turf Equip-ment Di tributor for a demonstration or write forcomplete details today.

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    For literature on above products writeto The C. B. 001ge Company, Westport,Connecticut

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    Geoffrey S. Cornish, Amher t, Mas "is architect of 18 hole courses soon toopen for Kirkbrae CC, Lincoln, R1.; TheFarms CC, Wallingford, Conn.; Oak LaneCC, Woodbridge CC; and the new Me-morial course at Springfield, Mass.; aswell as 18 for Blue Rock Par 3 at SouthYarmouth, Mass. . . . Cornish also de-signed first 9 of proposed 18 courses forWhite Cliffs CC, Plymouth, Mass., IndianRidge CC, Andover, Mass.; and HopMeadow CC, Simsbury, Conn .... Thesewill open soon as will second 9s Cornishdesigned for Wellesly (Mass.) CC, Winne-sucket GC, Woonsocket, R1., and Allen-dale CC, Dartmouth, Mass .... With ex-ception of Springfield's municipal Memo.rial course, the other Cornish-designedlayouts had as construction supervisorsqualified maintenance supts. who will staywith the clubs . . . Cornish says thatHarry Eckhoff, eastern regional directorof National Golf Foundation, helped someof the new clubs get out of dreamlandand into reality,

    Philadelphia Fairmount Park commis-sion has agreed to swap 12 acres of theRoosevelt GC to private builder for 9acres of land and $30,000 ... Builder alsowill pay for relocating six holes at thecourse ... Joe Watrous, pres. of the L. 1.PGA has been appointed to the pro staffof the new Tam O'Shanter GC, Brookville,L. 1. . . . Mal Galletta, J1'. is pro at Tam,which is scheduled to open for play June1 ... Palm Springs (Calif.) muny reports6,101 rounds were register d in Marchas compared to 6,600 in 1961 ... How-ever, cash deposits for golf were about$2,600 ahead for 1962 , .. Dick Metz,[r., St. Petersburg, Fla., has joined AlHuske's pro staff at Glen Oak ce, GlenEllyn, Ill,

    The Western Open, which wi1l be play-ed at Medinah (Ill.) CC, June 28-July r,will he limited to a field of 132, with aminimum of ] 20 pro '" The qualifyinground for spots that aren't taken by ex-empted players will he held on J line 2.S atMedinah, which is about 25 miles west ofChicago . . . Thc Western Open is beingbrought to the Chicago area on a perman-ent basis starting with this year's tourna-ment ... Rick Perclitz of the Iiami C\\ sand ick D I inno of th Boston Travel-er were the only two golf writers to pickthe winner and hi score in the Mastersconi t sponsored by palding... LeeRecord, graduate of olorado tate U.,

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  • ~ALO·CLOR®VAPORSHIELD

    Improved CALO-CLORproduces a continuous,

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    CALO-CLOR is now micro-pulverizedby an exclusive Mallinckrodt process... it mixes faster and more com-pletely in the spray tank and stays insuspension. This way, the fungicidalvalue you put in the tank gets to theturf . . . not wastefully washed downthe drain when you clean the tank.Only with CALO-CLOR do you getthis full, even and longer-lasting pro-tection for your greens.

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    In less than 4 minutes ...you can see theoutstanding dif-ference betweenmicro-pul veri zedCALO-CLOR andthe ordinary typeof mercurial fun-gicide. Both tubescontain the sameamount of fungi-cide, but the ordi-nary type settlesout--in less than4 minutes. Fungi-cide settled on thebottom of your spray tank never getsa chance to work on your greens!CALO-CLOR stays suspended through-out your spraying operations, assuresfull, even application ... complete andlong-lasting protection for your greens.

  • Mallinckrodt's COMPLETETurf Fungicide LineCALO-CLOR-Thisproduct was the firstspecific turf fungi-cide ever developed-developed by Mallin-ckrodt. A powerfulmercurial, it controlsthe most seriousbrown patch attacks

    and is more effective against snow moldthan any other fungicidal formulationknown. It controls brown patch and dol-lar spot effectively at levels of 1-2 oz. in5-10 gal. water per 1000 sq. ft. appliedevery 7-14 days. Controls snow moldwith a single 3 oz. per 1000 sq. ft. ap-plication in late fall.

    CALOCURE®-The mercurialfungicide with theextra margin ofsafety' - even inextremely hot andhumid weather.Controls brownpatch and dollarspot, protects andimproves color of bent grass. Usedevery 7-14 days at levels of 1-2 oz. in 5-10 gal. water per 1000 sq. ft.

    Your Mallinckrodt Turf Fungicide Dis-tributor is thoroughly grounded in theprinciples of fungus control. He willbe happy to make specific recommen-dations for your specific problem.

    KROMAD® -Thefirst and foremostbroad-spectrum turffungicide. This com-bination of ingredi-ents is more effectiveon a wide range ofdiseases than anyother single fungi-cide. Controls brown

    patch, dollar spot, pink patch, copperspot and leaf blight diseases due toHelminthosporium and Curvularia. Ureacontent stimulates growth; iron contentproduces rich green color. Complete con-trol with 2 oz. minimum in 5-10 gal.water per 1000 sq. ft. every 5-7 days.

    CADMINATE®-The outstandingcadmium fungicidefor control of dollarspot, copper spotand pink patch. Dis-perses easily in wa-ter. One-half to 1oz. per 5-10 gal.water effectively treats 1000 sq. ft. whenused only once each month.

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  • has been added to the USGA's Easterngreen section staff.

    Second annual pro-am for the benefitof the Children's Memorial Hospital willbe played at Onwentsia Club, Lake For-est, Ill., on July 2 ... A total of $12?00?is being offered in prizes . . . ThIS IS$2,000 more than in 1961 ... Amateurswho participate in the tournament eachhave to agree to make a contribution of$500 to the Hospital fund . . . DellwoodCC, located 45 minutes north of TimesSquare in ew York, has been acquiredby its members for $2.1 million ... It isthe former country estate of Adolph Zukor,the movie mogul . . . Each member paid$5,000 toward the purchase price ...Dean O. M. Leland, Minneapolis golfwriter, died Mar. 30 in Minneapolis ...Construction has been started on $600,000clubhouse at Old Orchard CC, ProspectHeights, Ill .... Original clubhouse burn-ed down about a year ago and club operat-ed during 1961 season in temporary quar-ters.

    Art DeBlasio, who a a G. I. finishedthird in the recent Philippine Open, nowis an assistant to John Belluardo at Or-chard Hills in Paramus, N. J.... Muhlen-berg hospital building fund will receivethe proceeds from the J. E. McAuliffeMemorial women's tournament that willbe played in Plainfield, . J., June 21-24. . . Glen Eagle GC, Bolton, Ont., an 1 -hole semi-private club, opening for playthis spring ... Rogue Valley CC, M d-ford, Ore., recently posted this startlingsign: "Golf course closed in May, Juneand July for re-seeding unless you startreplacing your divots I" ... The report ofthe death of Frank H. Wilson (MarchColfdom, p. 144), former supt. at Charl sRiver CC, Newton, Mass., was greatlyexaggerated as Mr. Wilson has pointedout ... Frank's wife, to whom he hadbeen married for 43 years, died in Feb. inFramingham, Mass.... We're sorry thatthis mixup occurred and extend sympathyto Frank in his loss.

    Construction of the two PGA cour e inPalm Beach Gardens, Fla., may be break-ing all speed records, according to LouStrong . . . More than $1.5 million worthof earth moving equipment is being usedto build the dual courses . . . Constructionalso has been started on homes surround-ing the layouts . . . Paul Bell, pro atNaples (Fla.) G & Beach Club, reportsthat 100 apartments are being added at

    May, 1962

    LAWMOWER

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    If you're sending your mowers out for sharp-ening, you'll save as much a $ .00 per reel insome parts of the country. With a Modern,there's no time 10 t waiting for outside workto be completed. Your lawn maintenance mencan keep the mowers sharp between cuttings.Send the COUpOIl below for complete details onModem Lawn Mower Sharpeners,

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  • AERO-THATCH Model X-61Power-take-offF F· and other large turf areas!or airways .•••

    AERO.THATCH, INC.RAHWAY, NEW 'JERSEY

    This is the machine that has been specifi.cally designed to help you care for yourfine turf areasl The X-61 power-take offmodel works with your regular equip-ment _ .. to give fairways and other largegrass areas that superb AERO-THATCHconditioning. In one simple operation, youAerate, Cultivate, reduce thatch and relievecompaction with this extra-ordinary newmachine. This is the C-H-I-A* method ofground control that so many fine golfcourses are now using. Get the facts today.

    * Continuous, Horizontal Invert' Aeriiiration.

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    the resort and will be ready in time forthe Oct. PGA tournament . . . Pocatello(Ida.) ec to hold its first Markham Cuppro-am, Aug. 2-5 . . . Prize money willtotal $6,000 according to Nolan Wathen,pro at Pocatello.

    The old mansion on the property ofnew Muttontown G & CC on Long Islandis said to lend itself admirably to conver-sion as a clubhouse . . . Alfred H. Tull,who designed the course, also points outthat the former estate on which the layoutis being built was a natural for a course. . . "The holes more or less lay there inthc land," says Tull . . . Horace W. Smith,\Vorcester, Pa. and Orchard Park, N. Y.architect, is builidng 9 holes for the At-lantic City Electric Co. in Bensley Point,N. J.... He's also putting in a Par 3 atthe same location ... Smith-built course illWoodbury, N. J. has been completed andwill be put in play in mid-July ... PhillipA. Wogan of Eugene F. Wogan & Sons,Inc., Beverly, Mass., has designed and isbuilding a 9-hole addition to Martindaleee, Auburn-Lewiston, Me., •.. He alsohas designed and will partly construct 9-

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    hole Newmeadows GC course in Tops-field, Mass..... Latter is first course tobe built on Boston's north shore in morethan 30 years.

    According to Henry Thomas, pro at CityPark in New Orleans, his course is getting600 players a day on weekdays and around1,000 on Saturdays and Sundays ...Negro muny course in New Orleans isgetting such little play that it may benecessary to integrate whites into thecourse to relieve pressure on other cityowned layouts . . . Oakmont CC in Pitts-burgh is planning to accommodate crowdstotalling 100,000 for the three days of theOpen, June 14-16 ... The fact that Ar-nold Palmer lives in nearby Latrobe willcreate great local interest in the USGAevent . . . They say that Supt. Lou Scalzohas Oakmont in the best shape it has beenin in four or five year .

    First USGA Women's Senior Amateurto be played at Manufacturers' G & ce,Oreland, Pa., Oct. 17-19 ... Fourth holeof the "Saints" course at Port St. Lucie(Fla.) ee, has been dedicated to Harold(Jug) McSpaden who, with Byron elson,

    Goljdom