The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-30
Ben Hogan Led Pack Of Texas Money Winners
Fifth of six year-end sports reviews.
BY ART KRENZ NEA Service Golf Writer

The comeback of Californian Law son Little to win somewhat mud dled National Open tournament highlighted a 1940 golf year dorni- mated for the most part by Texans.
 Little, twice winner of the Na- tional Amateur and British Amateur titles, defeated the Connecticut squire, Gene Sarazen, 70-73, in the playoff over the wind-swept Canter- bury course in Cleveland.
 There had been a three-way tie at 287, but tournament officials cre- ated 8 furore by disqualifying Ed Oliver, Hornell, N. Y, for starting ahead of time in the final round.
 Shorn of his Open title, Byron Nelson did not have to wait long to annex another major crown. He de feated Sammy Snead in the P. G. A. at Hershey, Pa, one up in 36 holes. Nelson also won the first important tournament of the current winter season, the Miami Open. Betty Jameson, San Antonio, was the lone 1889 champion to repeat, winning the Women's Amateur by beating Jane Cothran, Greenville, s. C., 6 and 5, in the finals,
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 Dick Chapman, who joined the Winged Foot Club in 1899 when he heard the National Amateur was to be played there, found his familiar ity with the course valuable. The Socialite won medal honors, went on to win in the finals from Duff Mo- [ fCullough, Philadelphia, Il and 9, widest margin since the first Na- tional Amateur tournament in 1895.
 The parade of Texas golfers who won tournaments in 1940 was led first by Jimmy Demaret and then by Ben Hogan. Demaret won six out of Il tournaments early in the year: the Oakland Open, San Fran cisco Match title play, Western Open, New Orleans Open, St. Pet ersburg Open and the Masters at Augusta.
 He left the circuit following the Miami four-ball matches to rest up. During his absence, Hogan, regis tered out of White Plains, N. Y, ! won the next three tournaments: the North-South, the Greensboro, N. C., Open, and the Land of the Sky" Open at Asheville.
 The little Texan also won the rich Goodall tournament in the summer, annexed enough points to give him the Vardon trophy and first rank among the years money winners with $1o,655.
 Lloyd Mangrum, native of Dallas won the Thomasville, Ga, Open. The other native Texan to win a 1 winter tournament was Byron Nell son, who took his home state open
 Out of 16 winter tournaments. Lone Star golfers won II.
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 Other winners were Little in the Los Angeles Open; Oliver in the Bing Crosby and Phoenix Open; Billy Burke and Craig Wood, joint winners in the Miami Four Ball; and Bud Ward and Horton Smith in the St. Augustine Amateur-Pro.
 After being idle in 1899, the Ryder Cup team explained by Walter Ha- gen again saw action, defeating Sar- azen's squad at Oakland Hills, Birm- ingham. Mich. by matches to 5. Detroit'S Rackham course was the scene of the pay=as-you-p-ay tour nament. Robert c. Clark, 31-year- old St. Paul medical supplies and hardware salesman, became National Public Links champion, turning back Michael Dietz of Detroit and 6 in the 36-hole final.
 F. Dixon Brooke, University of Virginia, won the national inter- collegiate title, defeating Harry Hoyt Haverstick, Swarthmore, in the