The New York herald., 1922-11-06
GOLF PROS SOON
TO WANDER SOUTH
First Event of Interest Is
Pinehurst Best Ball, With
Purse of $1,175.
BY KERR N. PETRIE.

Within the next two weeks many OF
the Northern golf professionals will be
setting foot upon that golden pathway
which leads toward the links Of the
South. and whose ramifications and
allurements keep the members of the
salaried brigade chasing along It's pleas
ant surface after the pot of gold for the
better part Of the winter.
The first event on the winter calendar
Is the professional best ball
engagement at Pinehurst, and it is set
for November 16 and IT. Some of the
pros" who go down for that tourna-
ment return almost as soon as 1t is
over. Others regard this as the sign
that they must be moving on to warmer
climes. Those who have jobs to go to
In Florida or other parts Of the land OF
sunshine which beckons the Northern
linksman keep on moving away from
the direction of New York.
Report has 1t that the winter tourna-
ment season Is to be more than ever at
tractive. Certainly 1t makes a good
start at Pinehurst, for down there the
sum Of $1,175 awaits the fortunate win
ners. to be divided among the profess
sionals of the first five teams as fol-
lows: $500, $500. 5000. 500 and $75-
prizes these that are well worth the
winning. for 1t has to be noted that the
trophies which are awarded the leading
amateurs In the play are not bought
with any of the s1,175.
The winners of the best ball event
when first played in 1920, were T. d.
Armour and Leo Diegel. who led the
field with score of 275 for the seventy
two holes. Last years winners were
the Harmon brothers, Peter and Tom,
who led by good margin with 273.
Tom is the Hudson River Country Club
instructor. Peter, since the victory Of
himself and his brother, has turned pro-
fessional. He is now employed by a
club near Syracuse.
In the Pinehurst best ball tourney a
special trophy in the form of tablet
is given to the leading pair entered
from the same club. That team winning
three legs on this trophy will take per-
manent possession. In 1920 the club
trophy winners were Perry Adair and
>the late J. Douglas Edgar. They repre-
sented Druid Hills. Atlanta. Last year
Guy NJ. Standifer and Fred Mcleod of
Columbia were the successful pair
There is no stopping the house COM
mittee of the White Beeches Country
Club these days, now that it has got
the tournament committee and the green
committee several holes down. Only
last week the White Beeches members
were being invited to a Halloween
party. Now they are talking pigs. Says
the versatile house committee:
again we have been fortunate in
procuring a pig. fine Berkshire pig
whose short life has been spent in the
Catskill Mountains. He has fed on nuts.
apples, corn, milk and other delicacies
which fatten pig. keep him tender and
build in him the qualities which, when
roasted. make him the JOY of an epi-
cure. Such is a pen picture of our pig.
and on Saturday evening. November II.
at say about o'clock he is going TO
he served with all 'fxins' identically as
they serve roast pig In the Chevy Chase
Hunt Club. Twill be a treat. Come
Bring q guest or two. Eat, drink and
be merry. for tis seldom such opportu-
nifty comes our way in these dull mum
dane days"
That's that. and 1t Is interesting, but
not half as interesting as II would be
had that pig been allowed to roam at
large over golf course and feed AT
random on golf balls. discarded caddie
bags and broken niblicks. Dissecting
such porker would be an indoor sport
worth while