San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-29
$4,000 EVENT
OPENS WINTER
GOLF SEASON
Los Angeles Completes
Plans for Big Open
Tournament.
by JESS PURYEAR.
Universal Service Staff Correspondent.


Universal Service Staff Correspondent.
LOS ANGELES, Cal, Nov. 2S.-
Final details for staging the $4,000
Los Angeles open golf tournament
| which carries the largest purse ever
offered in golfdom, have been COM
pletcd by President Ed Tufts of the
Southern California Golf Association,
chairman of the committee in charge.
The program for the 72-hole medal
play tournament, schedule on the
north course of the Los Angeles Coun-
try Club. where Macdonald Smith
won the California open in 1924, fol-
lows:
Thursday, January Amateur and
pro tournament.
Friday, January S-First IS holes
of open.
Saturday, January 9-Second IL
holes of open.
Sunday. January 10-Final SO holes
of open, low "a scorers in first two
rounds of play eligible.
MEET FOR AMATEURS.
In addition to the $4,000 Los Ange-
les open. largely professional event
although amateurs with handicaps of
four and under may compete-there
will be two days of play for amateur
golfers, Tuesday, January 8, and We'd
nesday. January 6.
Women golfers will have their in
nings on Monday, January 4.
The mems amateur and women's
amateur play will be on other courses,
and since there are more than 80 all
grass 1S-holc courses in Southern
California; and 80 Of these are in the
Los Angeles district proper, there will
be no difficulty in finding Champion
ship layouts on which to hold these
events.
Professional golfers will have a total
Of $4,000 to shoot at in and near Los
Angeles from January to. January
10. inclusive.
Two open events, besides the S10.-
900 Los Angeles tourney, are sched-
uled as follows:
Saturday, January 22-Final Is
holes of Long Beach open, purse of
$500.
Sunday. January 3-Final SO holes
Of Long Beach op;n.
Monday, January A. Pasadena
open. IS holes. $500 purse money.
Following the $4,000 Los Angeles
open there will be 72-hole medal tests
one week apart, at Hot Springs, Ark;
Dallas, Texas, and San Antonio,
Texas, each event calls for $4,000 or
over in prize money, making more
than $4,000 for the three tourna-
ments in the South to add TO the
$4,000 which Los Angeles will con
tribute. This is a grand total of
more than $4,000.
ALI, STARS ENTER.
Practically every professional golfer
of note in the United States. excepting
possibly Walter Hagen, will compete
in the golf events. Entries from 81
stars have been received, and the Pa
cific coast entry will bring the total
we'll over the 100 mark.
In addition, there will be n host of
other Eastern and Middle West pros
in the field competing for the $4,000
in prize money. A majority will play
here and then enter all three Southern
events, even the lesser lights figuring
that they are certain to pull down
large enough slice Of the various golf
melons to more than reimburse them
for the expense Of their five weeks
trip.
Among the prominent golfers en-
tered in the Los Angeles open are:
Willie McFarlane, Jim Barnes,
Macdonald Smith, Johnny Farrell,
Gene Sarazen, Leo Diegel. Will Mehl-
horn, Mike Brady, w. Klein, AL Wal
trous. Al Espinosa. Laurie Ayton,
Joe Turnesa. Cyril Walker, Bob Mac
Donald. Emmett French, Francis Gal
lett, John Golden, Jack Forester,
Clarence Hackney. Jock Hutchinson,
Larry Nabholtz. Joe Kirkwood, Joe
Novak. Harold Sampson and Abe Es-
pinosa.
FIRST ONE TRIED.
The tournament here next January
marks the first time that Los Angeles
has entered the field with big purse
open event.
The $4,000 purse for the Los An
gelcs open was originally guaranteed
by local professionals. President Jack
Malley Of the Southern California
Professional Golfers Association rails
ing the sum required in actual cash in
less than 10 minutes time.
After the professionals had under
written the purse by putting up $1O,-
900 of their own money the junior
chamber Of commerce offered TO raise
the money and return the sum guaran-
teed by the professionals. This body
also has handled all publicity and
other details connected with the tour
nament, while the event itself will be
conducted by committee of profess
sional and amateur golfers appointed
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