The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-01
CAPTURES $1,000
WITH 273 SCORE
Little Ace Completes Most
Sensational Scoring Streak
In Pros History
By BILL BONI

streak in the annals of the Profes-
sional Golfers association today
when he won the $1,000 first prize
in the Land of the Sky Open tour.
nament with a 72-hole score Of 273.
To get statistical because statistics
alone can do the 27-year-old Texas
born professional credit, this meant
that:
HE had won his third tourna.
ment in the space of two weeks,
accommodating s3,4Oo through his
triumphs in the North-South cham
pionship at Pinehurst, at Greensboro
and here.
2.-He had moved into first place
among the winter tour money-win-
ners, with $6,438 to Jimmy Dema-
ret's $6,152.
Bile had completed twelve
rounds, or PIG holes, of golf in 81
strokes under par.
Ale had broken par on eleven
of his last twelve rounds, and bet
tered 70 on ten out of those twelve.
Bile had played those ZIG holes
of golf with only two three-putt
greens-the third hole yesterday at
Beaver Lake, the first hole this
morning at the beautiful Biltmore
Forest course-and any touring pro
will tell you that golf tournaments
are won on the greens.
Today the little White Plains On.
" ace, who weighed in at 1879 with
his clothes on after his final round,
shot a pair Of two-under-par SOS
over the testing Biltmore Forest lay
out. It might be well to give a hole
by-hole description Of it. That, how
ever, would become monotonous
after the first few holes, because
with are exceptions he played them
as he did at Pinehurst-straight
down the middle and dead to the pin.
This morning he had two lapses
from par. He three-putted the first
hole and drove into the woods on No.
~. But since he also birdied four
holes, that still left him two under
par. This, on top of his 26.hole
of 1875, gave him second place at 204,
a stroke behind Ralph Guldahl, who
also had fired a 50.
They went into the last round that
way, with Lloyd Mangrum back at
207. Mangrum was paired with Gull
dahl and Lawson Little in the final
threesome. Hogan was a good half
hour ahead of them. For the first
time in three tournaments, Ben was
going to have to post his COZ and
then let another man take pot shots
at it.
While it was a novel experience,
Hogan didn't change his routine.
He didn't play safe at any time. He
kept firing for the pin. 1t paid off,
for Guldahl, usually such a strong
finisher when there's somone up
ahead whom he has to beat, lost
his putting touch badly.
Through the first six holes in
the afternoon, Hogan was two over
par. He Strengthened that out with
brides on the seventh and eighth
to hit the turn in even par IS,
then came back with seven pars
and two brides Che barely missed
another on No. 10 and could have
had an eagle on No. 10 for a "a
and his SO.
To recapitulate once more, and
in spite of critics who may I'll
down his accomplishment because
the last two tournaments were
played under winter rules, here's
how Hogan has scored for twelve
rounds: NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
$3.50.
Back Of Guldahl, whose 276 was
good for $3.50, came Mangrum and
Johnny Bulla Of Chicago, $50 and
$500 each; Little, 2s1 and 5000
and Dick Metz, last years winner
here, Open Champion Byron Mel
son and Vic Ghezzi, 284 and $3.50.
The leading scorers and money
winners:
Ben Hogan, White Plains, N. T.,
135-69-69-273 $1,000.
Ralph Guldahl, Chicago, 134-69-73
-276 ($75o).
Lloyd Mangrum, Oak Park, Ill,
135-72-71-279 ($550).
Henry Picard, Hershey, Pa, 1873.
7o-72-2SO ($4O0).
Johnny Bulla, Chicago, 142.67.71
$50 ($400).
Lawson Little, Breton Woods,
N. H, 136-73-72-2s1 $4,000.
Dick Metz, Oak Park, ILL.,, 1862
1924 (S23O).
Byron Nelson, Toledo, O., 141.71.
72-2s4 ($23o).
Victor Ghezzi, Deal, N. J., 140.
71-73-2s4 ($23o).
Harold McSpaden, Winchester,
Mass, 141-73-71-285 ($170).
Johnny Revolta, Evanston, ILL.,,
142-72-72-2s6 (s123.33).
Horton Smith, Chicopee, Mass,
144-69-73-2S6 (~$123.33).
Felix Serafin, Scranton, Pa, 143.
71-72-2s6 (~s123.33).
xWillie Turnesa, New ork, 143-
7O.74-287.
Harry Cooper, Chicopee, Mass,
145.72.70-287 ($85).
Jimmy Hines, Great Neck, N. Y,
143-71-73-2s7 $3.50.
Leonard Dodson, Kansas City,
Mo-, 143-73-73-2S9.
Tony Manero, Peabody, Mass,
145.73-72-290.
]. Harrison, Little Rock, Ark,
142.76-72-290.
xDenotes amateur.
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