Pinehurst, 1938

e [Music] the high Priests of GF travel from every corner of the world to Pinehurst in the southern section of North Carolina a quaint Colonial Town in the heart of the Old South it's streets hold a hint of New England while many of its fine residences have been built by people whose main object in living here is to play golf [Music] a spacious Hotel accommodates the pilgrims who Journey to the Southern Golf Capital where three courses furnish the main interest of Natives and visitors alike with afternoon shop owners suspend business to answer the call of the Fairway gol fever is in the air at Pinehurst and it affects all Rich Man Poor Man Merchant Chief but it's always the golfing season here the new store proprietor calls timeout selling papers to play around with a banker haircuts are the main business of the local Barbers but they're not the sort to let business interfere with pleasure and the gentlemen of the cloth leave for the country club to mingle with their flocks on the [Music] fairways Taylor Town 2 miles from Pinehurst is the home of the caddies one of the most unusual settlements in America it is inhabited almost exclusively by daddies and their families their homes have been built with money obtained from the chief industry of tailor Town chasing golf [Music] bows all of them love their work and they're glad when they have to punch the time clock and take their places in line there's plenty of work for everyone for regulations discourage golfers from hiring favored caddies so they take their turns at assignments these Servants of the great God Niblick and into their hands is given care of the tools of their sporting employers [Music] let's visit the Pinehurst Country Club home of the famous north south championship course and from the Vera of the clubhouse we view Maniac Hill where golfers tune up their shots before they tea off almost every champion in America has pushed a ball around this practice green now we're in for the start of the north south tournament so let's join the gallery and watch the play of Champions here's Southern Champion Johnny revolter George Dunlap gets one away what's the relaxation and easy follow through as Ed Dudley drives hard hitting Jimmy Thompson the list of celebrities among the contenders and in the gallery reads like the who's who in golf and now they go to the green where many a golf game is won or lost [Music] Ed Dudley demonstrates the putting form that wins championships on the green it's a star bangled Tournament of Champions the gallery goes on to the next T Denny sh professional Golf Association Champion is up among the leaders Lon Nelson slams one down the Fairway Jimmy Thompson lowest medalist of the Year drives Vic gy cracks a long one onto the [Music] green Thompson chips one from the edge of the green and he sinks it the gallery again focuses it it interest on Ed Dudley smooth green [Music] shots Jimmy Hines turns for a look at the camera during a tense Moment On The Green let's move on with the gallery to the 17th T where Ralph Gall drives long hard drives feature the play of these champions of the Fairway one after another they bang them out in a Battle Royal of the north south title Bobby Jones alltime golfer number one photographs the final moments in the playing of a great match as Bobby crook shank drives the galy moves on to the eth green Orton Smith defending North and South Champion is out of the running and it looks like Vic gy New Jersey Professional with a 277 is about to Ann next the title he misses but he takes the Tony on the final putt with a score of 27 9 for his 72 holes rck gety is the victor of the coveted north south golf title and he's the center of a crowd of fervent golf fans but let's take a look at some of the feminine Champions at Pinehurst Estelle Lawson Paige drives in perfect form Miss Dorothy Kirby smacks one off the teeth here's the form that made Virginia hemp pillar Champion miss Helen gilfoil demonstrates a greens game with a perfect butt her feet firmly placed in the sand Mrs hemp shows the explosion shot striking the ball with a digging stroke and it drops right up near the pin last Year's North and South Champion hton Smith first chose his putting skill and then the overlapping grip well up on the shaft the club is gripped lightly but firmly as he uses a slightly pushing [Music] stroke here's another try and it's good Tony Monero shows a lifting ship shot with a slight Back Spin on on the ball to hold it on the [Music] green now Jimmy Thompson shows the form that it takes to make the longest drives in golf the overlapping grip the left thumb along the shaft then the weight is evenly distributed but shifts slightly to the right foot on the back [Music] swing his eyes are on theall as the club head strikes [Music] Johnny revaler gets in trouble but he digs into the sand for a Firm Stance and blasts his way out of the Trap strict attention to every phase of the game and constant practice make Johnny a sharp [Music] shooter once more the overlapping grip down just far enough to permit the to strike under the ball the position of the feet helped to control the loft of the ball but a Firm Stance is essential to the execution of a good shot Denny shoot display his grip for an iron shot off the te used on shorter holes notice the weight shift as he follows through in the rhythm of the swing and there it goes right up onto the green here's vicetti stance that spells success for his drives back swing is unhurried with no hesitation starting the downstroke of the drive that drops the ball right onto the green this is the game that supplies Recreation to 3 million Americans and built this town among the fines youve seen the champions in action the big guns of American gol [Music]