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“NINE-HOLE GOLF COURSE IS NEW ATTRACTION ON

UNIVERSITY CAMPUS,” DILIMAN STAR, 25 OCTOBER 1952
Marcos maintained ties with the University of the Philippines even

when he was still in Congress. He was once president of the University
of the Philippines Alumni Association, a position that has usually been
held by Upsilon Sigma Phi fraternity brothers such as Marcos. Other
Upsilonians include UP Board of Regents member Magdaleno
Albarracin and UP President Alfredo Pascual.
Visitors coming to the U.P. and excursionists passing by on their way

to Balara used to be struck by the sight of the Oblation at the entrance
of the University. Now, a new picture catches their attention and leaves
them a little puzzled about its presence in such scholarly surroundings.
This new attraction is the nine hole U.P. golf course with its greens
spread across the wide campus.
The new golf course was conceived by Dr. Hilario Lara of the U.P.’s
institute of hygiene and other Alumni back in 1951. They saw in the
idea a means of beautifying the campus and maintaining its good look
at no expense to the University. They also imagined that the golf course
might make some money eventually.
The U.P. authorities approved the scheme. Work began on
January 15, 1952, and was finished in early April, a record time of three
months. The laying out of the greens entailed much time, effort and
money. Grass was imported from as far as Alabang. The surrounding
area was cleared of talahib with machinery and equipment loaned by
the AGRD and the AFP Signal Corps, through the courtesy of Col.
Syquia, Director Eustaquio Balagtas was instrumental in making
available prison labor on the golf course, after the due representations
with Malacañan.
On April 6, 1953 [sic] Congressman Ferdinand Marcos, president
of the U.P. alumni association and the U.P. President Vidal A. Tan
made the first drives on the new P30,000 golf course. In the first
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Figure 1. An article from Diliman Star (25 October 1952).

Source: Diliman Star. 1952. “Nine-Hole Golf Course Is New Attraction on University Campus.”
Diliman Star (Quezon City), October 25.
From: University of Michigan. n.d. “The Diliman Star.” The United States and Its Territories, 1870–
1925: The Age of Imperialism. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/p/philamer/AQP5177.0001.001/28?
rgn=full+text;view=image;q1=marcos.
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tournament that followed the inauguration ceremonies the Lolargas,

Enrique and his son Celso representing the U.P. home team, took first
and second place with a 34 and a 35, respectively. Congressman
Marcos romped off with a special prize for hitting the longest in the first
drive that inaugurated the new golf course.
Since its inauguration no less than ten tournaments have been
held. These tournaments are participated in every Sunday by golfers
belonging to different clubs government, army, and business circles, as
well as faculty members and officials of the University.
Professor Nicolas Zafra head of the UP History department enjoys
the distinction of having made the first hole-in-one. He did it 128 yards
from tee on green No. 2 last September. Together with Dr. Paterno
Santos, the UP’s registrar, he heads the list of Diliman’s leading golfers.
The U.P. golf course is run by the University of the Philippines
through a board of directors composed of Dr. Hilario Lara, chairman,
with Dr. Enrique Virata, Dean Tomas S. Fonacier, Prof. Nicolas Zafra,
Prof. Ramon Tapales, Dr. Paterno Santos, Prof. Candido Bartolome,
Col. Joaquin Hidalgo, and Mr. F. Aquino as members.
The club operates on a monthly overhead expense of 1,200.00.
Covered by this expense is the maintenance of the whole golf course,
as well as the operation of a club house.
The management charges a green fee of 1.00 for every player,
excluding caddie fees which is eighty centavos per hour on week days
and 1.00 on Sundays and holidays. Students of the U.P. enjoy a 50%
discount on club fees, while alumni of the University are given 75% off.
Since the start of the rainy season the club has not been making
much according to management. “However, it succeeds in breaking
even,” according to Mr. Bernabe Dizon, assistant manager of the club.
The golf course justifies its existence in the University by providing
it with a clean and beautiful campus, for which it would have had to
spend a lot otherwise.
Only the Oblation stands to lose in this arrangement, considering
the amount of attention the nine greens dotting the sprawling U.P.
campus have been getting lately.

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APPENDIX 1.

5 NINE-HOLE GOLF COURSE IS NEW ATTRACTION 311

Kasarinlan: Philippine Journal of Third World Studies 2012–13 (27–28): 311–314

“NINE-HOLE GOLF COURSE IS NEW ATTRACTION ON

Marcos maintained ties with the University of the Philippines even

Visitors coming to the U.P. and excursionists passing by on their way

Figure 1. An article from Diliman Star (25 October 1952).

tournament that followed the inauguration ceremonies the Lolargas,

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