left Olin Corporation in 1974 and joined Victor Comptometer, heading that company's recreation products side. In 1981 he bought AquaVac Systems, Inc., which manufactured robotic pool-cleaners; he remained its chairman and principal owner until his retirement. Golf Taylor joined the United States Golf Association's Executive Committee in 1986. He served as the association's secretary, treasurer and vice president before being elected president in 1998. Taylor was involved in a number of controversies over golf equipment. He was with Victor Comptometer in the 1970s when they introduced the Polara ball, which sought to reduce hooks and slices; the ball was banned by the USGA, leading to a lawsuit. He was a member of the USGA's implement and ball committee in the late 1980s when Karsten Solheim's square-groove clubs led to another controversy and lawsuit, which was eventually settled out of court. Fights over new technology also marked his presidency; he opposed new clubs that enabled longer shots, citing the increasing costs and slower play that would come with longer courses, as well as the game's traditions and integrity and a rule forbidding spring-like effects in clubs. Taylor had the support of other USGA officials, as well as Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus, but Wally Uihlein, a leading club manufacturer, called him an ideologist and a "loose cannon on the ramparts of golf". Taylor was also a member of the Masters Tournament's rules committee. His son, James, won the U.S. Mid-Amateur Golf Championship in 1989. Death Taylor died of lymphoma in his home at Jupiter Island, Florida on October 29, 2010. He was survived by his wife, four sons, three siblings and ten grandchildren. References 1931 births 2010 deaths Sportspeople from Quincy, Illinois Princeton University alumni American male long jumpers American football defensive backs American businesspeople Golf administrators