Merlin (Tub) Kirk, salesman for the Hydroline Company of Pittsburg and a two-time city champion, may have been the best golfer in Pittsburg during his prime playing days. His 18-hole score of 60 at the old Pittsburg Municipal course at Lincoln Park was never equaled. He made that score twice on the par 72 course, once with a 29-31 and again with rounds of 30 and 30.