One of his more important achievements was to reach the mixed doubles final of the 1951 Australian Championship.

He grew Spalding from a small supplier to its becoming a big manufacturer, especially in golf ball production.

[2] In 1965, he and his family moved from Sydney to Melbourne (Spalding Head Office) where he remained for the rest of his life.

Hot Dot and Top Flite golf balls became big sellers and took Spalding’s market share from under 20% to almost 70%.

In his 1979 autobiography, Jack Kramer recalled that he saw May play in Australia.