The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-14
New Pro Begins Winter
Tournament On Saturday
Eddie Bush Comes. From
Farthest North To Earth
est South To Take. Up.
Pro Duties Here

Pro Duties Here
Stimulation. of golfing in Key
West and a program of golfing
events is announced today by
Eddie Bush. New England golfing
star. who is the new pro at the
Soufhernmost Course in Key
West.
Bush halls from Norway,
Maine,' one of the farthest north
places in the U. S., and is now
from the southernmost place in
the country.
"A Blind Bogey tournament
will be held Saturday afternoon
at 1870 at the course, which will
be open to all Key West players.
Handicaps will be arranged by
pro Bush, who will be in charge
of the tournament. Preceding
the tournament, Mr.. Bush will
give an exhibition of golf shots.
Ladies Days will also be arrang-
ed in the near future.
Free mass golfing instruction
for ladies and youths will be Civ
en- also in the near future by MIR.
Bush.
Mr.. Bush praised the South
ernmost Course which is "one of
the sportiest in Florida. Its lay
out is designed not for the down
the-middle golfers but for those
who can place their shots. The
fairways and tees are in excel
lent shape, and crew of, ten
workers directed by the lawn
keeper of the Casa Marina is
rushing TO put the green's into
first~class shape for the season..
At the clubhouse in the Coun-
try Club, Mr.. Bush is planning a
new and more attractive layout.
In 1892 Bush won the
amateur championship at
Stamford. Connecticut. for
his first tournament win.
From then on he advanced
rapidly in the golfins world.
lie won the New England
driving contest with an aver
age drive, Of 242 yards at
Stamford in 1885. He then
won the Interstate Open at
Franconia. New Hampshire.
against a field from New
Hampshire. Maine and Ver-
nont., He tied for first place
in, tho Maine Open in 1885 at
Portland in his first try in
the tournament but lost by q
single stroke in the plaYoff.
Among the records Bush holds
is a, 81 at the Norway Country
Club in Maine for eighteen holes
made last year. He had previous
ly busted the six-year record of
! Johnny Farrell on the same
course with a 65 in making an
eagle on the last hole. In the 81
he had eight threes and a four
on the front nine for a %. On
) the eighteen holes he made IL
brides and a double DOGGY for
the score. He is a co-holder with
Gene Sarazen of the Waumbeck
Golf Club at jefferson, N. H.,
record Of 6S in pro amateur play.
He had six brides.
Last summer Bush was the
leading money player of Maine
tournaments. making 1922 week
ly, during the summer season. In
a pro-amateur tournament at
Lewis he was first. In a pro-
amateur tournament at Hartford,
Connecticut he was first again
with a co-Score of eight under
par. He played with Ben ROM
an. He was second at South
Bristol, Maine, tournament and
second in a pro-pro tournament
at Bridgeton. Maine. He was sec
ond in tournament at South
Poland. Maine. In the rich Range
ley $500 event at Rangeley Lakes,
Maine, he scored a third-place
with scores of IS. 20 and 90
against pros from over the entire
New England States. He was
fifth b the Maine open this sum
naer.
In nine exhibitions this sum-
mer, teaming with Charlye Rice.
he won eight matches. Among
the wins Bush defeated Larry
Rowe. present Maine Open cham
pion thrce times. In the last win
Rowe and Tony Manero. former
u. S. Open champ. were beaten
on the 10th green by Bush and
Rice. Bush made a 90. low score
of the match: Manero and Rice
were tied al 20 and Rowe trailed
with n.