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NEWSLETTER

JULY

ENGLAND

1955

The h o s t f o r o u r J u l y E l e v e n t h m e e t i n g w a s R a y B r i g h a m a n d the
R h o d e I s l a n d C o u n t r y C l u b . It w a s a j o i n t m e e t i n g o f R h o d e I s l a n d a n d
M a s s a c h u s e t t s G o l f C o u r s e S u p e r i n t e n d e n t s . A h o t d a y it w a s . A n o t h e r o n e
a d d e d to m o r e t h a n o u r s h a r e f o r J u l y . The w e a r a n d t e a r o n the G o l f C o u r s e
Superintendents during a hot summer
watering and more watering, spraying,
f e r t i l i z i n g e t c . is a l w a y s n o t i c e a b l e . It s e e m e d to b e s h o w i n g o n the o l d
t i m e r s at t h i s m e e t i n g . T h e y w e l c o m e d the s h a d e , the r e l a x a t i o n , a n d the
s h o r t r e s t . J u s t a n o t h e r r e a s o n f o r a t t e n d i n g t h e s e m e e t i n g s p l u s the
a d v a n t a g e of e x c h a n g i n g i d e a s a n d o b s e r v i n g the o t h e r c o u r s e s . F o l l o w i n g
a r e f r e s h i n g l u n c h e o n , the club c h a m p i o n s h i p w a s the a f t e r n o o n a t t r a c t i o n .
F o r the l e s s a m b i t i o u s a n d the w e a r y o n e s , a n i n e h o l e r o r a p u t t i n g c o n t e s t
w a s o f f e r e d . T h e s e w e r e w e l l p a t r o n i z e d t o o . In f a c t , the p u t t i n g c o n t e s t
d r e w quite a g a l l e r y to w i t n e s s T r i c k Shot a r t i s t M a l o n e do h i s s t u f f . T h e
o u t c o m e o f the p u t t i n g c o n t e s t w a s a s u d d e n d e a t h p l a y o f f b e t w e e n F a r r a n t ,
B l a k e , a n d H a n n a . H o w a r d S u r e s h o t F a r r a n t w o n t h i s one w i t h h i s s t e a d y
n e r v e s a n d a l u c k y p u t . A 1 B a r n e y w o n the n i n e h o l e c o n t e s t w i t h a n e t 3 7 .
P r i z e s w e r e d o n a t e d b y the C l a p p e r C o m p a n y .
The 18 h o l e C h a m p i o n s h i p w a s a n i p a n d t u c k a f f a i r w i t h J o h n
S e n k a r i k e m e r g i n g as the n e w c h a m p w i t h a 7 7 . Guy T e d e s c o w a s the r u n n e r u p
w i t h 7 8 . P a u l O ' L e a r y w o n the l o w n e t p r i z e w i t h 7 0 , a n d N . M u c c i a r o n e 2 n d
w i t h a n e t 7 2 . T h a n k s to the R h o d e I s l a n d C . C . f o r a n i n t e r e s t i n g d a y , a n
e x c e l l e n t c o u r s e a n d fine h o s p i t a l i t y .
D O N ' T F O R G E T THE K I N G S T O N T U R F C O N F E R E N C E A U G U S T 1 0 t h
S l e e p i n g Q u a r t e r s w i l l b e a v a i l a b l e at the c o l l e g e .
A b a r b e c u e T u r k e y S u p p e r w i l l b e s e r v e d at the P o i n t J u d i t h C . C .
at 8:30 A u g u s t 1 0 . D r . D e F r a n c e is l o o k i n g f o r the u s u a l g o o d
weather and excellent attendance.
M o n d a y , A u g u s t 1 - - — The A m e s b u r y C o u n t r y C l u b , A m e s b u r y , M a s s .
T h a t ' s the s c e n e o f o u r n e x t m e e t i n g .
L a d i e s are i n v i t e d to t h i s o n e .

B e i n g in the l o c a l i t y of H a m p t o n

B e a c h , the l a d i e s are u r g e d to b r i n g t h e i r b a t h i n g s u i t s .

Anything from

the gay n i n e t i e s to the l a t e s t 55 m o d e l s w i l l b e a c c e p t a b l e .

Mike 0'Grady

is p r e p a r e d to give a p r i z e to the o u t s t a n d i n g m o d e l .

H. Darling, Editor.