Pro Am Pairings Set for Amarillo Country Club
Texas PGA event pairs pros and amateurs for today’s Pro Am at Amarillo Country Club with 16 spots for amateurs. Morning and afternoon foursomes list notable players including Hessler Norman Grunsfield Garrett Speer Ausbach Nabholtz Gatford Morgan and Ransom along with top pros like Burke Maguire and Penick.
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Phil Hessler
el Paso
R. B. Norman
Clarence Grunsfield
Leroy Garrett
Beaumont
Prank E
Work
T. W. Speers
Ralph Morgan
Tyler
Bill Flenniken
W. F. Dallameter
George Ausbach
Amarillo
Chick Trout
Dr. R. R. Swindell
Larry Nabholtz
Dallas
L. M. Montgomery
James Rittenberry
Raymond Gatford
Fort Worth
Harry Todd
Wade Holman
Jack Burke
Houston
Ted Tipps
Dick Martin
Henry Ransom
John Olver
H. C. McFarland
Graham Ross
A. Robbins
H. L. Winkler
Edwin Puelg
Corpus Christ
George Bennett
Jack Allen
Don Murphy
Texarkana
Jack Munger
James Roundtree
Herbert Schroeder
Spec Goldman
Charles Crowe
Tom Lockwell
Eddie Johnson
J. L. Carter
Levi Lynch
Bob Sykes
H. T Hornbuckle
Odessa
Royal Hogan
Bruce Autry
Erwin Hardwicke
Frank Day
G W. Dodd
Morgan Baker
Bill Tucker
Dave Marr
Baytown
Jimmie Moore
Charles Aiey
Lubbock
Lyle Pemberton
Don Marsalis
Harvey Penick
Austin
Gene Tanner
Thces
Dick Grout
Wichita Falls
Art Ferry
Willie Maguire
Jack Tinnin
Alden Coffee
Lefty Stackhouse
Wichita
Ben H. Stone, Jr
Jimmie Gamewell
Big Spring
Ny Plummer
Fred Fuller
J. T. Hammett
Bill Gray
A. R. Warner
Pro-Amateur event opens Texas golf classic season
The pro-amateur kickoff at Amarillo Country Club starts at noon with one pro and three amateurs per team contesting 18 holes and handicaps up to 14. The top three teams share the prize while half the entry pot goes to Amarillo Preventorium. Exhibits wind gusts of 20 to 25 mph forecast for the day as main PGA entry list climbs past 70 toward a 100 player field.
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Amarillo
John Doe
Links
Tom Lockwell
Tennison Golf Club
Dallas
Tom
Fellows
Scotland
Reynolds Smith
Dallas News
Amos Melton
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Amos
Royal Hogan
Ben
Felix McKnight
Associated Press
Gerald C. Mann
McKnight
Mann
Jerry
United States
Henry Ransom
Jack Burke
Frank
Howard Goldthwaite
Texas Toro Company
Claude Hastings
National Pga
Goldthwaite Brothers
Texas
PGA
Hastings
Boston Red Sox
Amarillo Country Club
Smith
Graham Ross
Bill Gray
Porter Holloway
Gene Root
Borger
Willie Maguire
Texas Pga
Maguire
Houston Country Club
Jimmy Gulerie
James Bitterberry
J. L. Carter
Wade Holman
J. M. Dodson
Alden Coffey
Billy Bob
Cliff Buch Wilson
Wesizzard
Downstate
Colonial Club
Collman
Billy Bob Coffey
J. T. Hammett
Breckenridge
Harry Todd
Jack Munger
Todd
Munger
John Olver
Fort Worth Glen Garden
Charles Aiey
Lubbock
Art Culver
Corsicana
Jack Burke, Sr
River Oaks
Houston
Victor East
Spalding
Wilson Sporting Goods Company
Pereanly
McCormick
Sam Schneider
Sam
Southwest
Corpus Christi
New Records Set In Pacific Coast Track Meet
At Los Angeles on June 18 the Pacific Coast conference and Biz Ten dual meet produced two world records. California four man relay team set a world mark in the mile relay, while Oregon’s Les Steers set a new high jump best at 6 feet 11 inches. The Coast beat the Midwest 80 to 56, with the Golden Bear quartet winning the mile relay in 3 minutes 94 seconds.
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Los Angeles
Pacific Coast Conference
California
Oregon
Les Steers
Newts
Coast
Golden Bear
John Reese
Fay Froom
Clarence Barnes
Grover Klemmer
Texas League Leaders
United Press reports leading hitters and stats for the Texas League. Notable figures include Gregory Dallas with 80 hits and 344 at bats, White San Antonio with 84 hits, and runs leader Skelly Fort Worth with 44. Other leaders include Clarke Dallas with 114 RBIs and Pollet Houston with 76 strikeouts.
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Texas
United Press
A. H .Pet
Gregory
Dallas
Unser
Beaumont
Sessi
Houston
Washington Shelveport
White
San Antonio
Huffman
Fisher
Oklahoma City
Skelly
Fort Worth
Murtaugh
Norman
Clarke
Dana
Caldwell
Mueller
Pollet
Martin
Gann
USGA Names Amateur Sites for 45th Championship
The United States Golf Association released 28 sectional hosts for the 45th amateur championship set August 25-30 at Omaha Field Club. sectional rounds run August 14, except Denver on August 11, with 150 finalists. Dick Chapman of Greenwich seeks repeat after last year’s win.
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New York
United States Golf Association
Omaha
Neb
Denver
Colo
U.S.G.A
C.S.T
Dick Chapman
Greenwich
Amateurs Sought for Pro Am At Amarillo Country Club
Texas PGA and Open preliminary at Amarillo CC seeks 16 more amateurs to form 16 threesomes in the Pro Am. Twenty five teams pair one pro with three amateurs. others have one pro and one amateur. Entry fee $2. proceeds split for prizes and Amarillo Preventorium. Deadline 11 this morning.
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Amarillo Country Club
Amarillo
Snead to Pause Tournament Golf for Back Relief
Sam Snead announces he will skip tournament golf until his back ailment improves. A specialist suggests major surgery might be needed, but Snead vows to exhaust other options first. If surgery occurs he could miss three to six months. He traces the trouble to pressure from his driving swing.
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Richmond
Sam Snead
Hot Springs
Slammer
Sam
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Longview
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