ball served as the head professional at oak park country club in chicago, illinois, for many years. during the winter months he was the head professional at tucson country club in tucson, arizona, where his tenure was 14 years, from 1951 through april 1, 1965. in september 1964, tucson country club president dr. george bland stated that, "what we need is a full-time pro. the size of the club (about 700 members) dictates this necessity. we'll have a hard time replacing errie—we're well aware of that."