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Burbank to Move Mountainto Build A Golf Course

Nothing Is Impossible in California Where Thf!Y're Planning to Shave

Off A High Peak to Provide Golfing Fa,cilities for 95,000 People

By VERNE WICKH!'M

ALTHOUGH Burbank, Calif. has apopulation of 95,000 it has no golf

course. Worse yet, it has no land uponwhich !o build one. But all that is beingchanged. They are going into the hillsback of the city, chopping off the top ofa mountain, filling the dirt into the can-yons and providing land for an IS-holecourse.

Burbank once had the Sunset Canyongolf course in the general area where nhenew one will be built. But it is now'covered with home sites, as is practicallythe entire IS-square miles of the city.There are probably less than 1,000 un-developed lots within the city limits andcertainly not the 125 acres needed for acourse. So, they are "building" land.

The hills and mountains back of thecity long have been a favorite spot forpicnickers and hikers - and forest firesand floods. In 1916 Oliver Stough, an earlyland owner, dedicated some. of this hillyland to the city for parks and recreationpurposes. As Stough Park it was partlydeveloped with an open-air theater and

Burbank's proposed new course is shuwn in theforeground of this scale model.

rustic park. The city, sensing the needfor a golf course, purchased some addition-al acreage and a public-spirited citizen,Joseph De Bell, tossed ill 100 acres ofland for golf use. But the land, bisectedas it was by deep canyons, csvered withscrub oak, and marked by tall mountainpeaks, was a fine place for bobcats andcoyotes but not for fairways, traps andgreens. However, city officials and en-gineers do remarkable things in Cali-fornia. They decided on a plan to chopoff' the tops of mountains, fill the can-yons and presto, there would be 125 acresof "links-land".

About three years ago the plan beganto jell under the direction of Clayton W.Paige, Burbank's city engineer. He as-signed Edward J. Ernst, an engineer Onhis staff to handle the engineering on theproject. Ernst decided that a scale modelof the entire development was the bestway to show people what they were goingto do. He made two 4 by 6 ft. scale plastermodels. One shows the land as it is. De-tail and scale were the result of fieldwork and aerial photographs and surveys.The second model shows the completed golfcourse (see photo), with the top of themountain chopped off and the canyonsfilled.

Test holes were drilled in the highestpeak and soil tests made. The top of thepeak will be cut down IS5 feet. On thisplateau will be built the clubhouse, com-manding a magnificent view of the cityand valley. In all, more than 3,000,000yards of earth will be moved before thegolf course is seeded.

In addition to providing nearly 100,000people in Burbank with a sporty golfcourse, it will serve to aid flood controland provide fire protection for the moun-tainous area back of the residential partof the city.

The two scale models were a part of thebooth exhibit of the Southern CaliforniaGCSA at the National Turf Show.

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Haig is Honored

Dr. John R. Williams (left) of Oak Hill CC, Raches-ter, unveils a plaque hanoring galfs immortalWalter Hagen (right). The ceremony taak place atOak Hill's Hall of Fame during the National Open.Inscription on the plaque reads: "Red Oak Walter

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Bego System Gives Pointsfor Bogeys, Birdies, Pars

A new handicapping system designed togive credit for outstanding play on anyonehole by variously handicapped golfers hasbeen devised by Alexander J. Hutcheonof Larchmont, N. Y. Called Bego (BestGolf), the system gives point value forbogeys, pars, birdies, etc. in line with thehandicap the golfer carries. ••

A IS-handicap golfer, for example, is'. given 2 points for a bogey, three for a par,four for a birdie, etc. where Bego i~ ap-plied. Similarly, a 31 handicap player isgiven 5, 10 and 15 points, respectively, forthese accomplishments. Hutcheon, whochecked hundreds of scorecards before ar-riving at Bego point values, says that theaddition of these points to regularly es-tablished handicaps brings new interest totournament competition.

Complete information about the Begosystem can be obtained from Hutcheon at1833B Palmer Avenue in Larchmont.

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Lakewood, N.Y. Pro ConceivesPledge for Golfers

Golf -e'tiqu.t;tte .wilb receive a tremendousboost if a pledge recently conceived andcopyrighted by Lionel F. Callaway, pro atMaplehurst GC, Lakewood, N. Y., is widelyadopted. Callaway is currently negotiatingwith some companies which advertise ona national scale to have the pledge printedand distributed to golf clubs throughoutthe country.

The Golfer's PledgeUpon my honor I solemnly promise my fellow

golfers that I will never knowingly -Move, talk or swing during another's shotPlay out of turnTee up outside the markersDrive into players aheadApproach to an occupied greenHold up the course in any wayLeave my divots for others to replaceLeave footprints, etc., itn the sand trapsDeface the greens or the holesLeave trash on greens, tees or fairwaysTake my cart or bag on the greensTake unnecessary time to puttPutt out of turnTry my putts overLoiter on the green 'after holing outBe discourteous to other playersAbuse the rulesInvent my own rulesTake any unsportsmanlike advanta;esPlay in more than a four-ballBerate my caddyLose my temperThrow clubs ar quitBend or break anything growingForce my theories on othersChange my ball during a holeFurther I pledge to immediately allow others to

go through -(I) When I'm looking for a lost ball(2) When I'm playing slow and a clear hole is

aheadAft;r extending this courtesy I will not resume play

until it is safe to do so

(Signed)Date Witness _

Copyright 1956 by Lionel F. Callaway

Managers Assn. SchedulesTwo Short Courses

Club Managers Assn. of America Educa-tional committee has arranged the follow-ing short courses in club management:

Aug. 20-24-Cornell university, Ithaca, N.Y., Carl J. .T ehlen, gen, chmn.

Sept. 10-11-Michigan State college, EastLansing, Mich., W. Bruce Matthews, gen.chmn.

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How Publicity Helps

Roanoke: A ClubThat Promotion

Is BuildingMENTION "Speaking of Golf" within

a 40 or .50-mile radius of Williamston,N. C. and citizens of that vicinity will im-mediately think of Joe Maples, who, al-though he is only 26, is more intimatelyconnected with the sport in the minds oflocal residents than the Sneads, Middlecoffsand Burkes.

"Speaking of Golf" is a trademark thathas been associated with Maples since -hewrote his first weekly column under thatheading for the local newspaper a littlemore than a year ago, and then enlargedOR it by making it the subject of his dailyfive-minute radio show. It's joe's way ofpromoting the game, his Roanoke CC, anine-hole course that was opened late inand appropriately enough, Maples himself.

This ambitious kind of promotion hasdone a lot of good for golf, the club andMaples. Well over 250 people hold Roan-oke memberships, club tournaments regu-larly attract around 100 entrants, such bignames in the sport as Betsy Rawls and PaulHahn have come in to play exhibitions,and business at Joe's pro shop flourishes tothe extent that he can't allow his inven-

A good merchandiser as well as publicist, Maplestakes great pride in the fact that his shop is sowell stocked that he can fill practically all orderswithout delay. He is shown (at right) with Mrs.Davey Crockett and Bill Woolard, Roanoke members.

August, 1956

The two-year old clubhouse at Roanoke CC is des-cribed as one of the finest of its size in the coun-

try. Joe Maples' pro shop is in the wing at left.,

tory to drop below the $3500 mark at anytime.

Maples likes to think of Roanoke as theclub that promotion is building. Joe won'tcommit himself to saying "has built" be-cause. everyone associated with the club'has visions of a second nine, an increasedmembership, and the building of additionalwings on the clubhouse, which althoughsmall, has received the stamp of approvalfrom just about everyone who has seen it.

Hope to Expand ".-The Roanoke pro doesn't take credit for

being a one-man promotion bureau. He hashad a lot of help from the ~embership,both male and female, in getting publicityfor the club. Particularly active in thisrespect is a group of 40 women, who in ad-

o dition to bringing in Betsy Rawls andHahn, has done an excellent job in get-

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Teaming up Du Pont turf fungicides proved very effective at the Army and Navy GolfClub for Greens Superintendent James E. Thomas (right) and Greens Chairman AdmiralJohn S. Phillips, U.S.N. Ret. (left). Says Mr. Thomas: "The results obtained in con-trolling large brown patch and kindred diseases with the combination of new 'Sernesan' .Turf Fungicide and'Tersan' were very satisfactory. This past seasonwas a trying one fordisease in this area, and this new preventive practice proved its worth beyond a doubt."

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·Substitute for Boom Sprayer

Jet Nozzles Prove EffectiveIn Insecticides Experiment

By J. B. POLIVKAOhio Agricultural Experiment Statian, Wooster, G.

EFFECTIVENESS of boom sprayers andlarge fertilizer spreaders in applying in-

secticides for grub control has been wellestablished Butlittle was knownregarding the ef-ficiency of a clus-ter of jet nozzlesattached to a lowpressure sprayer.Effective resultsobtained withthis type ofsprayer, it wasagreed, wouldsimplify the ap-plication of in-secticides in turf areas.

In order to obtain information on thissprayer's effectiveness, an experiment wasmade on a golf course near Madison,Ohio in September, 1954. In this test thecluster of jet nozzles, which replaced theboom on the sprayer, laid down a band ofinsecticides approximately 32-ft. in width.

Jet nozzle head used insteadof a boom sprayer in apply-

ing insecticides.

Emulsifiable concentrates of dieldrin,aldrin, heptachlor, endrin and isodrin wereapplied at the rate of 3-lbs. of the actualtoxicant per acre to plots varying in sizefrom one to two acres. Two treated bands32-ft in width, separated by an untreatedbuffer strip 32 feet in width, were laiddown in ten of the fairways. In this wayeach of the five treatments was replicatedfour times. The sprayer was adjusted todeliver 15Y2-gals. of the spray material peracre.

The effectiveness of the various treat-ments was determined by taking populationcounts in the center of the sprayed bandand at 15 ft. to the right and left of thecenter, or near the margin of the treatedarea. Four counts of this type were takenat random in each sprayed strip. Counts30-ft. from center were taken in the un-treated buffer portions of the fairway forcomparison with those in the treated areas.The following table shows the results ob-tained when the plots were sampled 8months and 12 months after application.

Effectiveness of a Cluster of Jet Nozzles Used in Applying Insecticides to Turffor Japanese Grub Control.

Average Population per Square Foot

May 19-25, 19551 September 19-29, 19552

Left side Right side Left side Right side

Un- Un- Un- Un-treated Treated treated treated Treated treated

30 ft 15 ft. 15 ft. 30 ft. 30 ft. 15 ft. 15 ft. 30 ft.from from from from from from from from

Toxicant center center center center center center center center center center

Dieldrin 12.3 2.4 7.8 .6 13.5 17.1 .0 .0 .0 14.7Aldrin 10.8 5.4 7.5 3.9 11.7 21.9 2.4 .9 .3 18.0Heptachlor 2i.1 2.7 3.3 4.2 17.4 17.7 .0 .3 .3 20.7Endrin 11.4 1.2 3.9 1.5 8.4 20.4 .0 1.5 .0 18.6Isodrin 15.6 3.9 3.0 4.8 9.9 12.9 1.2 .3 1.5 23.7

1May record was taken on larvae that were in the soil when applications were made.2September record was taken on a new generation of larvae and showed risidual effect of thetreatment.

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