Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-23
Millions for Professionals.

The successful laying out OF golf
course requires the work of an expert,
one who understands how to develop
the widest range of shots. and when
his map is finished the work of get
ting this course into shape takes a
big force of men. and at least two or
three years before the grass Is of the
desired carpet-like quality. And one
can figure upon at least S7,800,000 a
year needed to keep these courses in
shape
Another large item of golfing ex-
penditure is brought in by the differ
ent professionals in charge. Each club
various duties, the two main assign
ments being 10 conduct shop where
clubs and balls are sold and to fur
| nish- instruction to such members as
may desire to advance further or to
get back upon their game.
Each professional will average at
ieast 300 month, or $1,000 year,
which means salary outlay of ST.
mention any golf expense account
without going into the millions In
addition to this fixed salary the pro-
iessional gets what profit he can OBJ
| tam from the sale of balls and golf
clubs. and also is paid at the rate Of
81 an hour for instruction. Many pro-
| fessionals enjoy fine incomes from
these combined sources. and for in
uSllon dlone IL is prODa Bile that
$4,000 is paid out annually by those
who desire a slice removed and pull
inserted. on who would like to play an
| occasional mashie shot within thirty
| or forty yards of the pin
There is no better way to get hack
i upon ones game or to develop game
IMAM b" this method. and this fact is
becoming recognized to such an extent
mat most OF our pros. are kept very
BUSY teaching from morning to might.
and many of them are able to MAZE
as hish as $4,000 or $1,000 year.
Cost of Clubs and Caddies..
AnPther important item is rho
money spent in golf clubs. These clubs
cost from $3.50 to $3.50 each. Their
| shafts are Of seasoned hickory and
COST the professionals at wholesale
| rates 10 cents each. This. with the
wooden or iron heads and the leather
grip required runs the actual cost of
making them well uo above a dollar.
These shafts are hard to get. for
| many or them are too whippy, and are
not able to stand the terrific strain m.
der which they are used. Only the he,
WOOD can last for any length of time
on an average, each golfer will use
seven GiuDs. 1here are many who will
aae ONLY hve, but there are more who
untii any number have from ten IN
twenty clubs in their locker before they
are able TO get just the clubs they
want: With an average of seven clubs
( Ior ase.eoo golfers, at $3.50 TO the club.
we have an outlay of ss125, 0Oe spent
| Tor clubs Each year a club or two is
added, and IL only one club was mr.
chased each season after the original
investment. we would have an annual
Expenditure of ss75,0oo in this DEPART
rnent of the game alone.
1t is just as well for one to have a
driver. brassie. spoon, cleek. or driving
iron. mid-iron. jisger. mashie, niblick
and putter. total of nine clubs
| Many carry mashie-niblick and a
heavy niblick as well, which would
bring the list to ten. and which would
incur starting expenditures of $22.5o
| for clubs alone.
The money made by caddies out OF
golf is one of the most interesting
| features of the game. Through the
Iweek only about ten or fifteen of these
are kept busy to each course. but Sat
uFdays and Sundays there must be fully
100000 boys earning from so cents tc
81 for their one or two rounds. During
the playing season. especially the
tspring and fall seasons. golfers
out at least $4,000 a week in caddie
fees. which is no small item for young
boys. who. however, earn every cent
they make. despite many complaints
ithey receive.
| II is hard to say just how much /.
paid out for caddie fees in the course
of an entire season, but II wouldn't b<
far wrong to say this annual bill is al
least 50. 000. 900. And 81. 000.O is not ar
inconsiderable amount for even the
youth of America to earn in the course
Of year.
! These statistics have been made vi
latter a careful study of the situa tioI
and after Obtaining all records avail.
Bile. They show what tremendous in
dustry the ancient Scottish game ha,
grown TO be in a country. where twent,
years ago il was almost unknown. will
livery few devotees.