Attached is a breakdown of my score card collection ("A Collect Calling," March/April), and believe me, there are many other collectors all over the world who have this many different cards and probably more.

There is an informal group of collectors who actively trade with each other. These collectors are from the U.S., England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, France, Yugoslavia, Australia, Canada, South Africa and Japan. One of our group is a gentleman in Connecticut who writes a newsletter about score card collecting, and all of us furnish items of interest for his newsletter.

Tax Malott

Nashville, Tenn.

(The writer included a two-page list of countries represented from the 28,643 score cards in his collection.)

Records are meant to be broken and Mark Zukerman's score card collection is no exception. My own collection is at 2,536 and counting. My guess is that even that won't be tops as I'm sure you will hear from others.

I also started by simply keeping a card from every course I played. I have cards from every course that has hosted the PGA Championship and I would have every U.S. Open course, too, except I think a couple of the early courses are no longer around. I also try to keep up with Golf Digest's 100 Greatest, but there have been so many new courses added during the last couple of years that I have fallen far behind.

By the way, I've also collected logo pencils from over 300 different courses, more than 350 different ball markers and a large box of logo tees that I haven't bothered to count.

Rick Horsman

Bristol, Conn.

I am a freelance golf writer who has authored articles about golf collecting, so it was an instinctive move to read Dave Nightingale's composite piece.

I belong to a fraternity of score card gatherers who collect, trade and share information about golf score cards. About 70 of us share information via a private score card newsletter. Many of these collectors have been at this hobby for 40 or 50 years and have amassed bountiful collections.

Back in 1995, a reader from Victoria, Australia, had compiled a collection of score cards from 20,682 clubs covering 21,014 courses from 136 countries. As of this January, we were aware of six collectors in our network who had score cards from 20,000 courses; additionally, a Japanese museum had obtained one reader's collection and it surpassed 20,000.

I apologize that my letter may read as deflating to Mr. Zukerman's total, but I do believe that Mark would enjoy trading with me or any of the other score card savers in order to expand his collection. And we would enjoy trading with him.

Greg Miles

Deerfield, Ill.

"A Collect Calling" was a great article, but I felt deflated. I'm the wife of a ball-marker collector and for 24 years have watched him slave over his collection with the same love and devotion that the others had for their collections. I felt, somehow, he and other ball-marker collectors had been forgotten.

We moved to Naples, Fla., in 1973, and joined a club, thereby meeting people from all parts of the country. My husband was fascinated at the different markers he'd find on the course and started throwing them into a bowl after each round.

My husband's collection is not the largest, though he has well over 10,500, because he refuses to buy markers. Nor does he collect the same marker in different colors. This hobby has been great therapy for my husband, especially since he's had to give up golf and, as he says, he's just like a kid about his collection. After 20 years he's still trading with his first trader.

Helen G. McGill

Naples, Fla.

I enjoyed the article, but was disappointed that the obvious collection was not mentioned: pencils. For starters, may I suggest contacting Dave Linde, Wedgewood Golf Course, 4835 Limeport Pike, Coopersburg, Pa., 18036. It is my understanding that he has an extensive collection of pencils that carry course names from around the world.

Howard E. Ross

Seaford, N.Y.

I have 2,580 different pencils with golf-related printing on them. I have three main types: regular size at 33Ú8 inches; with erasers at 35/8 inches; "pegcil" plastic dart-shaped at 41/4 inches. They are stored in three 18-drawer, small-parts cabinets and it takes a 125-page computer printout to list all of them.

Martin A. Hoffing

Laguna Hills, Calif.

I, too, am a collector of pencils. In 10 years I have accumulated more than 1,000. To properly display them, I have built mounting boards in our family room. Our friends spend a lot of time looking for their favorite courses.

Ed Olesen

Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.

I am also a collector. I have in the neighborhood of 2,000 caps, hats and visors from all over the world. In my collection are caps from all 50 states and more than 40 foreign countries and islands. Besides those I have gathered on my own, I have also received some from family members, friends and fellow golfers. A few years ago I received what I consider the crown jewel of my collection: a cap from the Old Course at St. Andrews. Others in the collection include Augusta National, Pebble Beach, Pumpkin Ridge, Harbour Town, Muirfield Village and Hyannis Golf Club on Cape Cod.

John A. Roe Jr.

Mannington, W.Va.

Your article neglected to mention The Golf Collectors Society, founded in 1970 by Bob Kuntz and Joe Murdoch. Bob is a former member of the USGA Museum Committee and Joe is a current member. The Society has about 2,300 active, dues-paying members. Anyone interested in collecting should contact Karen Kuhl, Administrator, The Golf Collectors Society, Dayton, Ohio, 45420.

John W. Fischer III

Cincinnati, Ohio

A Chance Encounter

I really enjoyed "Reviving Memories" (March/April) and thank you for an enjoyable time capsule of memories, which brought back one of mine.

I was just a boy in the early '40s. One memorable day I was in our front yard in Menominee, Mich., swinging one of my dad's old woods, when a car stopped in the street. A young, red-haired woman watched me for a few seconds, then got out of the car and said, "Sonny, you'll never hit 'em straight like that. Let me show you how to do this." In a trice I received my first "lesson" from none other than Patty Berg.

She was in our town to play an exhibition match with our local star, Mary Agnes (Babe) Wall, who lived down the street from us. Miss Wall was the Michigan Amateur champion and, if I recall correctly, had her own memorable match with Babe Zaharias.

I'm sure Miss Berg would not remember me, but I sure remember her, her kindness, and the fact that I have been an avid player ever since. I most probably would not be the fan, USGA Member or golfer I am today were it not for that wonderful encounter.

Jim Menacher

Jenison, Mich.

I was happy to see your article about Patty Berg. My hometown is also Minneapolis, and I caddied at Interlachen in the late '30s for a caddiemaster named Jack Butler. I remember being privileged at one time to caddie for a group consisting of Berg, her father, her brother and a man named Lee Lockwood. Patty Berg has always been a favorite of mine and I'm glad to see she is still involved in golf. No, she doesn't know me, but your article stirred up some memories of my growing-up days in Minneapolis.

Loren D. Selix

Pembroke Pines, Fla.

Blind Faith

There has never been a member of the United States Blind Golfers Association who was blind at birth or at a very early age. Your article ("Blind Faith," March/April) and the work of Michael Mullavey is certain to change that fact.

The USBGA mission is to bring this great game to blind and visually impaired children. This goal will be reached by establishing golf as a sport at blind schools throughout the U. S. If anyone wants information concerning blind golf please write to: U.S. Blind Golfers Association, 3094 Shamrock St. North, Tallahassee, Fla., 32308.

Our dream is that one day soon we will crown national champions in boys and girls divisions for blind and visually impaired golfers.

Joe McCourt

Director of Junior Golf

United States Blind Golfers Assoc.

Worth the Effort

I read with great interest the item on Earl and Ardell Quinnell (Through The Green, January/February).

It reminded me of how many times I have visited New Jersey and intended to visit USGA headquarters. This was always one of the first things I wanted to do when there. I am a native of New Jersey and since I still have family there, I visit once or twice a year. I never seemed to get to the facility -- that is, until last September, when my daughter, a golfer, who had not been East in 45 years, and I went back.

There was a lot of road work and quite a few detours, and although we were about to give up, we finally found our way. We were all so glad we didn't give up. The Museum is outstanding, and we spent several hours there. I will never visit New Jersey again without trying to make a stop at the USGA.

Doris Dean

Aptos, Calif.

Another Reclamation

I very much enjoyed the articles, "Works of Restoration" and "A Slick Production" (January/February). I would like to add Greystone Golf Club near Romeo, Mich., to the born-again list, a Gerald Matthews design, constructed on an abandoned gravel pit.

Fredrick Bindemann

Portage, Mich.