Hide Article Text (OCR)
*DUO ourt*-Byt.CDoc Of BOMfOF.T WORTH -The heavy downpour that hit the Colonial Cluo corse Friday made it a bit tough on the finalists Saturday but despite the tough going we i«w some great golf *lt;hot* Trying to pica them all out is Jt*'t too hard to dobut there were a few that werestandout-* to usFor instance When Henry Ransom of Fort Worth, Horton Smith of Finehurst N C., and Vic Ghezzi of Deal N J, all sung their putt* for birdie*. on number nine, when Lawson Little defending champion, sent hi* second shot straight to the pin on the same hole; Littles putt on number six that hung on the lipof the cup.—mi close to dropping inthat the three-some waiting the customary three minute* for it to drop.but it didnt. Gene Sara/en s 16-footer on number 10 that w as good for a bird e three the 40-foot uphill put that Jug McSpadcn sunk on number 8 giving him a birdietwo.Open Draws C rawdsWe have seen some wild crowd* t football and baseball but we had no idea that g»lf held such a fascination for to many people until we took in this golfing event. One just must be on hand to realize just how terrible the weather w«* Friday. 948 persons paid $2 20 for the privilege nf wading around inall the mud and water, and manypurchased their tickets during oneof the several dow npours And were there some gieat-looking outfits being worn by both the women tnd the menJug shswi TemperAt one o clock it \* as unofficially announced that 8.000 had parsed through the many gate? A hot sun was partly responsible for the largecrowd The estimate at the end of the day was 10 000Jug McSpadden showed a bit of glt; If temperament on number 18After missing an ea*y putt he walked over to the rner bank and deliberate’,* threw all hi* balls awav( nur%e Takes LickingThis beautiful course in reallytaking a whipping fr«»m the galleryand from the players Perry Maxwell. well known golf course architect from Ardmore. Okia. stated he wouldn't care to take the contract to restore it for $15,000 Vet there has nev ei been a slightest complaint fiom Marvin Leonaid the fellow who ga* e Flt;ri Worth thisbeautiful courseT L. Ca\ er and Phil Newell showed up fmm Harlingen Friday a*d d Hill CockeFun With NamesIf you care to do so, you can have a bit of fun w ith a play of wt.rd* among the rarr.es of the player* There.*, a Little and a Huge a White and a Black a Baker and aMiller, a B.une* and a Stackhousea Martin and a Rv s d a Wolt;»d* a Burch and s Paik a Sargent and a SSiote a Coffey and a Byrne4 a Young and an F.kW. a Ransom, a Held, and a Springer Jimmy Demaret and Ben Hogan, a couple of native Texars who have gone places in golf, plan on touring South America in October• f •frrw In % IMtherTT*e tenseness of the pre-s tent alorg about 5 0 as the hundred or so golf writer* a-4 ait the final verdict Those from the east with earlydeadlines* sitting around chew »ngtheir fingernails because of that two-hour difference in timeAnd Bert Sil-bee of Harlingen took time itff to watch this 'world series of golfWe managed to see Craig Wood aink the long putt on number 18 that gave h,m a birdie three and a total of 284 and the Open Championship. Lawson Little, defendingchampion, w a* one of the first tocongratulate the new title holder and it would be hard to *a\ w mch had the b ggest smileWith that we end our first Open golf championship and can .*av it was one of the greatest sports event we ever sa *Two Games SetEdelsteins ToMeetComales TeamBROWNSVILLE — SMkin* to avenge a double shellacking handedthem early in the season, the Comales Irrigation)*!* will invade Charro Park here Sunday for a re-refurn engagement tgiind theBrownsville EdelstnnsThe twin bill program will openat 2 30 p mBoth tcam« a e tied for thirdDenny ShutecondStrokes Bock ___I MMIniured Wood Stays CoWith Par FiguresBv BILL BON IFORT WORTH- Jh—Craig Woodw a* paid off in full Saturday farlong t *ar« of golfing hard luck.Unde* a brolmf sun and before gallene* that totalled some 10.000 *t*aming Texanv the 39-ye.ir-o’d veteran from Msmaropeck. N* Y. stole the t* S Open Golf Championship riwht out from under the noses of tho*e Texans who had been sure this w as going to be theLone Star State t own golfing showTwa Par RoundsBracketed in a first-p’sce tie at ^6 holes with Dennv Shute 1040Champion Lawson Little, and Clayton Heafner. Wood broke that deadlock bv matching par far the gruelling Colonial Club course with a 70 on his morning roundSaturday afternoon, playing last amonf the men with take the title, helooked to bea chance toCraig Ur»odwavering occasionally but eachtime g*M back to o*r. closing* out his round with athrilling 30-footputt on the homegreen that brought a ringing cheer from the banked ranks of spectators and gave him another 70 for 284Shute 3 Blows RackWith that 72-hole score, four over what was a very tough par all the way, the bit. easy-going blonde beat Denny Shute who once nosed him out in a playoff for the British Open title, bv three strokes, and -cored his *ec*»nd nyijor triumph intwo months after never having i*k-en one before Two months ago atAugusta. Ga Cnng captured theMasters title Thu* the man who until this vear hud b#*rn kr^wn a* th# “great run* ner-up 1 c * retired the biggest prize of them all worth $1 000 of the V S Golf Association * prize monev but worth far more than that inprestigeInjured f Week* AreA month ago W«»od told this writer he wa* confident in his ability to w ip the Open, that his eae would prove no handicap and that his game w as better now than ever before To weeks ago in a freak accident, be tore one of his back muscles and couldn't hit a shot for the next wnek or ten da * There ev en w a* a possibility he wouldn't be able to startBut W»od came down to Texas several d vs ahead of time ought ■ polo belt to support hn back, and prqpeedod to fire success)v e rounds of 73-71-70-70 over a co which only two men were break par Shute with a first day Ben Hogan withSaturday’s morning roundWouldn't Plav SafeThe putt he dropped on the 18thwas typical of the man With Shute already in the clubhouse with his 287. Wood could have afforded to play safe and merely try to get his first ope rlo-e In*tcad. he hit the ball boldlv for the cup on one of the mlt;»st trv ng greens on a tryingcourse. A* it plunked into the hole, a broad grin spread over his faceand made him seem vear* younger—1 hat putter, a valuable weapon at Augusta, was the club that steadied him several times op hi* final round On the ‘htrd hole the *ixth hole, aid the treacherous 447-vard par-4 18th his wood shots wavered off line. On each of themhe got down in one putt for his bars—from 16 feet at the third 15 feet at the sixth and seven feet at the J7th And it w a« a 10-foptputt that started him on that last 18 holes wyh a birdie 4 op the569-yard first hole w herewere alt; , ue a e*.- hold C -If cour-efohnm Bulla ThirdBack of Shu’e. who w as firstafter the opening round, tied for fir«t at the halfway mark and evenwith Paul Runyan in second placewith !R to go. came latge JohnnyBulla of Chicago and 135-pound Ben Hogan w ho d dn t hit his stride until this final day and then played 38 holes in two under oar with a 68 and a 70 for 289 Bulla got that total out of a 72 and 71.Runyan who whs 71-75 for tied with Herman Barron, a surprise contender, on a closing 74-71 lug McSpadcn* Gene Saia/en and E. J *Dutch» Harrison, who shot two 71*. were bunched at 204Dick Metz with Lloyd Mangrum **nd F.d Dudley at 29). and Samt«e onable to 69 thea 68 inbirdieson this291Snead HortonRan-omfinishedSmith and Henrv young Fort Worth pro. in a bunch at 296 with the low amateur. Harry Todd of Dallas, Two of the strongest advance favorites. 1940 Champion Lawson Lit-*le and PGA titleholder ByronNelson, posted 297 s. Little losing all chance to repeat by blowing to a 79 on his third round Other* to break 300 were Vic Ghezzi. 298,and Gene Kune* of Philadelphia299 while Heafner. from a tie for *he 36.hole lead soaied to 300 atthe finishGlt;i20.naiojxlevrej1th*pelt;th*th*nu,(th*w imeJtoan mvK*aligrlt;lth*WiCubaifei»uguptunhisadlth*Fri• •Bth*I Ipn}Som*rermiamdidfieFein«nhoiwo*€'«(mith#MTii * 1MBthitowanrvHFLeiwecorcur/er*fenagaarewitW tF U!davFbeabraCeimgboi■ ■■ iff,nnpitCo*exfIanS(meilastherthemelt;tierlamIicolluple*lt;IiMe,f 1
Newspaper Details
Valley Sunday Star-Monitor-Herald
Brownsville, Texas, US
Sun, Jun 08, 1941
Page 9
Full Page
Clipped by
Anonymous
USA 03 Dec 2021
Other Publications Near Brownsville, Texas
Whalen Furniture News
Valley Star Monitor Herald
Brownsville Sentinel
Brownsville Herald
Brownsville Daily Herald
