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Novak Ate Early;Kept Banquet Moving

Jock Hutchison, Sr., is congratulated byHarold Sargent, PGA pres.

PGA Reviews 19 S9Gains and MakesPlans for FutureDURING the eight-day conference of

the PGA in the Ft. Harrison Hotel inClearwater, Fla., plans were made and,where necessary, legislation was enactedto insure continuation of progress whichhas distinguished the activities of the pro-fessionals' organization in the postwar era.

Highlights of 1959 include the growthof the assn. to nearly 4,500 members, theexpansion of its tournament program to$1,500,000 in prize money, and a reorgan-ization of the merchandise program. Oneof the most important developments of theyear was the new boom in filmed golf se-ries for television.

Pres. Harold Sargent reported that the1959 PGA Championship at MinneapolisGC in St. Louis Park, Minn., was the great-

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Joe Novak, the old expediter fromBel Air CC, Los Angeles, kept thingsmoving so fast at the PGA President'sDinner that many suspected he must havehad a snack before the festivities started.Joe was on his feet right through thedessert course introducing notables atthe affair. When Pres. Harold Sargentgot up to present the plaques and silver-ware to those who were honored fortheir 1959 or prior accomplishments,Joe had the introductions out of theway. That, in itself, should rate somekind of a plaque.

Art Wall, Jr., the player-of-the-year,and Bob Rosburg, the 1959 peA Cham-pion, were grateful but not loquaciousupon receiving their awards. JockHutchison, Sr., Paul Runyan and HarryCooper all agreed that the disappoint-ments they may have had to endure intheir golfing lives were erased whenthey were notified that they had beenelected to the Hall of Fame. EddieDuino, who got the home pro-of-the-yearaward, threatened to outtalk HortonSmith, the well known Michigan orator,but after making an emotion-tinged ac-ceptance of the honor, decided not totry for two titles in the same year. So,everyone left early.

est in history, but that Akron, 0., is work-ing hard to make the 1960 renewal at Fire-stone CC greater still.

A community-wide effort in Akron,headed by Loren W. Tibbals, generalchmn. of the peA Championship and ex-ecutive sports editor of the Akron Beacon-Journal, has produced the biggest pre-Christmas sale of tickets in the history ofthe tournament. In general, the formatwhich proved to be so successful at Min-neapolis in 1959 will be followed in 1960.

May 16 was set as the date for allot-ment of qualifying places to the peAsections. June 20 was set as the date forqualifying in the sections. However, qual-ifying may be held on any day from June20 through 27, inclusive, without specialauthorization.

Entry Fees to SectionsThe executive committee voted to per-

mit the local sections to retain entry feesfor the PGA Championship. This moneywill be used to help pay the expenses ofsectional qualifiers to the national Cham-pionship.

Discussions as to the part the city of

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Charley Lorms (left foreground), Calumbus (0.) CC pro for 37 years was feted by 250 golfing friendswhen he announced his retirement in Dec. Pros. Horton Smith, Gene Marchie, Francis Marzolf, WilburBrandenberg and Don Shock were among those present when Lorms bowed out. Known as "The Coach,"Charley worked under Walter Hagen at Detroit's Oakland Hills in 1915, later was at Inverness in Toledofor four years and went to Columbus in 1922. He played in seven of eight Opens he attempted toqualify for but although a great tee to green performer, his play suffered because of his putting. Charley'was one of the founders of the PGA in 1916 when it had only 90 members. Don Shock is Lorms' successor.

Dunedin, Fla., and National Golf Club aregoing to play in the association's futureare to be found elsewhere in this issue.

J. Edwin Carter, national tournamentdir., told the executive committee that thefuture of the tournament program is ex-ceedingly bright. "More than 100 citiesare interested in being included on thePGA Tour," Carter revealed. "The pro-gram today is bigger than ever and it'sgoing to continue to grow."

The impact of televised golf matcheswas discussed in tournament committeeand executive committee sessions. Dele-gates later approved a resolution to per-mit the tournament bureau to represent theplayers in connection with televised golfshows.

Members of the Executive Committeeselected Clearwater as the site of the mid-year meeting. Sessions will be held in theFort Harrison Hotel May 3-4 and continueinto May 5, if necessary. No site was select-

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ed for the 44th annual meeting next year.However, the second week in Nov. wastentatively chosen as the time for the con-vention.

Hudson's Work RecognizedThe PGA extended an official vote of

thanks to Robert A. Hudson of Portland,Ore., for his work in connection with theRyder Cup Matches from 1947 through

'1959. He was instrumental in having theinternational series resumed in 1947 aftera decade of inactivity caused by WorldWar II. He has played an active role in allsubsequent Ryder Cup Matches.

The PGA national advisory committeere-elected as its chmn., Bob Goldwater ofPhoenix, Ariz. It also re-elected Bob Lea-cox of Kansas City, Mo., vice chmn. andHarry E. Radix, Chicago, secy.

New members of the Advisory Commit-tee, appointed for one-year terms are:William T. Black II of Greensboro, N. C.;

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Site of 1959 PGA Tournamentwins praise of players,

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Plans for the PCA's two nationalcourses in golf professional education werediscussed by the executive committee anddelegates. The fourth annual PCA Busi-ness School for assistant pros will be heldJan. 10-16 in the Fort Harrison Hotel inClearwater. The second annual PCA WestCoast -Business Training School will beheld Feb. 9-12 in the Ambassador Hotelin Los Angeles.

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Hall of Fame Roll to 23(Photos on page 26 )

With the selection of Jock Hutchison,Sr., Paul Runyan and Harry Cooper lastyear, the PCA brought the enrollment initsHaH of Fame to 23. The honor society forgolf's greats was started in 1940.

Jock Hutchison, Sr.The 75-year old Hutchison came to the

U. S. in 1904, being in the early wave ofScot pros who transferred their allegianceto this country. His name didn't becomegenerally known to American golf follow-ers until more than a decade later. But in1916, everybody started talking aboutJock as he finished as runnerup that yearin both the Open and PCA Championship.Chick Evans outlasted him in the Openand Jim Barnes defeated him in the PGA.In 1917, Jock won the equivalent of theOpen, the Open Patriotic tournament,when the big event was cancelled becauseof the war. Hutchison won further acclaimin 1920 when he took the Western Openbut it wasn't until the following year thathe reached the zenith of his career. Thatcame when he won the British Open, thefirst American citizen to do so.

In 1923, Hutchison regained the West-ern Open title and in 1937, he won thefirst PGA Seniors Championship. Jock re-tired in 1954 after serving as pro at GlenView Club, Golf, Ill., for 40 years.

Paul RunyanPaul Runyan played the PGA circuit

for a dozen years. His most outstandingvictories came in the PGA Championshipsof 1934 and 1938. In the former he de-feated Craig Wood and in the latter, SamSnead. Paul had a proprietory interest inthe Westchester Open. He won it fivetimes. His claim on the Metropolitan Open

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was almost as great. He took that onefour times. He also captured the North-South and Virginia Beach Opens twiceand numerous others once.

Known as "Little Poison", Paul weighedonly about 140 lbs. in his heydey. Now proat La Jolla (Calif.) CC, Runyan is justabout as trim as he was back in the '30sand early ,40s when he was knocking offthe big men. Last year, playing in his firstPGA Seniors, he showed that he hadn'tlost the once golden touch, finishing withDuke Gibson and Denny Shute as runners-up to Willie Goggin.

Harry CooperFor more than 30 years, Harry Cooper

has been travelling behind the name withwhich the late Damon Runyan dubbedhim - Lighthorse. That has made the fansremember him, if nothing else, but Harryis a man who should be primarily remem-bered for his fine record. His greatest yearcame in 1937 when he won the first Var-don Trophy, earned more than 14,000 De-pression dollars and claimed victory in theL. A., Houston, St. Petersburg, True Tem-per, Oakland, Crescent City and CanadianOpens. The year before that he finishedsecond to Tony Manero in the USCAOpen. In the 1927 Open, Harry thoughthe had the honors all sewed up until Tom-my Armour caught him in the regulationdistance and then beat him in the playoff.

Cooper won the Canadian Open of 1932in addition to the 1937 renewal, the West-ern Open of 1934 and the first Los AngelesOpen in 1926. In his time, he held at least20 course records. Harry is summertimepro at Metropolis CC, White Plains, N. Y.,and in the winter conducts Caribbean golfcruises.

West Coast PGA Schoolto be Held Feb. 9-12

The PGA's West Coast Business School,which is expected to become a permanentinstitution, will be held at the AmbassadorHotel, Los Angeles, Feb. 9-12. This is thesecond year for the school which was heldin Alameda in 1959.

George Lake, Recreation Park GC, LongBeach, and Guy Bellitt, Whittier NarrowsGC, S. San Gabriel, are program co-chmn,The education and training branch of theWest Coast school is under the supervisionof Max McMurry of Alemeda Municipal.

Like the PGA school in Florida, theWest Coast offers the required number ofhours for assistants to qualify for a' fifthyear of experience toward membership inthe PGA.

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