Evening star., 1927-07-06
VEN though Walter Hagen says
the days of important money
for holders Of national profess
- sional titles are gone, the pres

"V VEN though Walter Hagen says
l. the days Of important money
for holders Of national profess
- sional titles are gone, the pres
ent open title holder, Tommy
Armour of Congressional. promises to
make an interesting piece of change
from his championship.
Being in the business of making
money as a golf professional, frankly
and honestly, Armour has stepped out
and gathered together a batch of con-
tracts that will, according to those in
the know. net him something more
than 100000 during his championship
wear. Even in these days of bulky
purses for titles, 100000 is rather i'm
Dortant money, Hagen to the con-
trary Notwithstanding.
IN winning the open at Oakmont a
few days ago Armour also swept his
diminutive partner-Bobby Cruick-
shank--toward the heights of afflu-
ence, for this pair will team through
the Summer, Fall and Winter in ex-
hibition matches all over the country
at the not insignificant stipend of $500
a day. And that. considering the
prices charged by other topliners in
the game in past years, is not eX-
orbitant
Armour will not be away from
Washington all Summer, but will
make short trips on his exhibition
tours. Immediately after he won at
Oakmont he was deluged with re-
quests for exhibition matches, many
of which he had to refuse on account
of the distance to be travelled. One
came from Oklahoma, for which four
days would be required. Others came
from the Middle West and from the
East. Armour'S decision not to COM
pete in the British open had nothing
10 do with his victory in the American
open. His mind was made up two
weeks in advance of the Oakmont
iOust, although tempting offer in the
way Of expenses was held out by a
friend III New York, and turned down.
George j. Voigt and Roland r. Mac.
kenZie are scheduled to play tomorrow
in an exhibition match at New Market
Va, in connection with the opening
of new golf course and clubhouse
at the junction Of the Valley pike with
the WashingtOn-Luray road. The
course to be opened tomorrow was laid
out by DR.. T. ]. w. Brown, well known
course architect of Washington.
Noigt. with another Washington
player, is scheduled to take part in
dlotHer course opening on saturday
pairing with w. r. McCallum against
Clifton Richardson, the Maryland anna
teur title holder and Nate Mather, a
professional, in an exhibition at the
Forest Greens Club, near Baltimore.
More than four score public links
golfers are expected to be among the
starters in the contest tomorrow ovel
The two big public courses for the right
10 represent Washington in the ma
t;onal public links championship com
n9tition at Cleveland next month.
Although there are today no players
at the public courses Of the caliber o.
George ]. VOigt. John c. Shorey ant
. A. l.. Houghton, the municipal link:
have some fine golfers among the mel
who play over them. The two loves
36-hole scores made at Rock Creei
Park and East Potomac Park viii
make the Washington team in the ma
tional play. On Friday the four mer
selected tomorrow will play IS holes
,at each course for the city municipal
links title. Entries close late this aft
ernoon. q -