The New York herald., 1922-01-27
PRO GOLFERS HAVE
$4,000 TO DIVIDE
Southern Schedule Has Been
Arranged Which Sets Record
for Prize Money.
BY KERR n. rETRIE.

A sum not far short OF 10000 will fall
TO be divided amons the professional
golfers as a result Of the tournaments
arranged for them in the South the next
two months. This, by long odds. Is the
most alluring pot OF gold that the mem :
bers OF the salaried brigade ever have
stumbled upon I'm such a period of time
and easily establishes n record for the
winter tournament season.
The pros begin their hunt for the
treasure In the Texas open champion
ship at san Antonio. February ?, ami
4. In this event they have purse OF
s5oc0 to play for, At Shreveport Coun-
try Club. on February 10 and H. they
divide $1,000 and there is a like sum
awaiting them at Houston Country
Club. where they play thirty-six holes
February 81. For A seventy-two hole
two day tourney the pros are offered
5000 at the Country Club OF New
orleans, March ana 4, and after that
they head for Jacksonville, where there
is something like sl,75o in prizes for
two day event.
After they have cleaned UP at Jack
sonviile the experts move down to De
Land. where two days OF play should
net them another $1,000. The resump-
ton of the Belleair open tourney should
add Sl,5oo more. Asheville and White
Sulphur are both good for $1,000 purses.
and there is slightly in excess OF this
sum awaiting tho contestants In the
North and South open championship at
Pinehurst.
But even this does not cornplets the
list OF tournaments and moneys. ST
Augustine has scheduled ono day open
meeting and there will be something
for the pros both nj Miami and Palm
Beach provided there is a way OF get
ting events at these resorts on the
already crowded calendar. Each Of
these stops should be good for siooO.
Figuring all this up. IL Is seen that the
total is easily around the $4,000 mark.
And IL may even go beyond. since there
are several dates open in the early part
OF next months into which q few one
day and two day tournaments can be
sandwlched. As II stands, the schedule
offers tho tournament experts colder
opportunities that were not even
dreamed OF a few years back.
Speaking OF the problems confronting
the senior golfers In their annual tour
nAments at Apawamis. Horace L. Hotch-
kiss, the founder OF the association,
says:
Scoring was another feature OF great
Importance as well as great intrcacy.
nuL nAb Deeu OeNefDp~u 10 ~
degree OF perfection by the we'll known
Apawamis professional Billie Potts.
Twice Potts has had 20 enlarge the Ape-
wants scorebcard to Accommodate the
increasing senior lists, and during the
last three years II has been n mammoth
affair some s feet In height by 12 feet
in length. this size being required FOR
the twelve full size eheots OF cardboard
needed 20 post the detailed scores for
two days.
"An entirely now set OF cards went up
for the second two days, and a subsid-
iary scoreboard was often necessary for
the classification, the summarizing and
the list OF winners"
AS Potts Is understood TO have severed
his connections with the Apawafnis Club
many no doubt are wondering who will
teke the place ot the artistic ~Billie" AZ
the scoreboard during the next seniors
tournament
1t IL tho opinion or Charles Evans,
lr. former national champion. that
about hslf OF Americas golfers continue
to play during thd frisid months. IL IL
quito possible that Chick may be mis-
taken IN his estimate OF the numbers IN
the North playing the game these cold
days or during any normal winter. Last
year an open winter enabled thc on
thusiasts 10 keep fairly active all the
way through. Reports from nearby
links wculd seem 70 show that present