Evening star., 1941-08-01
Distance Of National
Amateur CurtdiIs
Entry LIST Here
Sunday Team Matches
Urged to Raise Coin
For Pro Tourney
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

month along the local links trail
a month when many folks leave
town for vacations and the golf
courses settle down to hot weather
routine-August this year brings
full quota of competitive events,
both for men and women. Although
the amateurs have no big tourney,
such as the Baltimore Suburban
affair which in past years has been
fought out in August. they'll have
plenty on their hands with their
biggest event of the year coming
up.
The National Amateur Champion
ship comes off late this month at
Omaha, town which, next to st.
Louis, is rated one of the hot spots
had their share Of hot weather. II
they miss the heat of the 1899 cham
pionship at Chicago while they are
choosing a new king at Omaha this
month 1t will be all right with most
of them.
Here Is the links schedule for
August: Women-August 4, National
Broadcasting Co. Tourney at CO.
lumbia; August 15-British War Re-
lief Tourney at Army Navy; August
18-woman-professional event at
Congressional; August 19-Columbia
Broadcasting System Tourney at
Chevy Chase.
Men Observation-Disclosures a
Pro-amateur tourney at Kenwood:
August 11-Pro-amateur at Baltl-
more; August 25-Pro-amateur at
Richmond, with the Washington
Open Championship scheduled to be
held during the month.
Amateurs-Section qualification
rounds for the national champion
ship at the Country Club of Mary
land, August IA; Government tour
ney at Bradley Hills, August 1929,
inclusive.
Green Light for Tournaments.
Heretofore when August rolled
around with its hot days and warm
nights. golf came to an abrupt stop.
But this year the green light of
tournament play Is showing. par
ticularly for the feminine players.
It's the result of Executive Commit
tee action by the Women's District
Golf Association last winter. Look
ing over the tournament list of II
major events, the women decided
to spread their affairs over all the
months of the season instead OF con-
centrating them In May, June. Sep
tember and October. The result Is
that August has several big affairs
for the stay-at-homes among the
fair sex.
The pros, likewise. have come to
regard August as another month
for tournaments instead OF a stop
ping spot. Hardy lads that they are.
they will keep right on with their
schedule as If there was no such
thing as thermometer which
threatens to rise into the Strato-
sphere.
Few Amateur Entries Expected.
That sectional medal round for
the amateur championship will find
enthusiasm lacking among the ST.
mon pures of the Capital. Or
dinarily 20 to 25 border line anna
teurs, (men who know they have
little chance to qualify but enter
on the long chance) play in these
affairs. But this year, because OF
the distance of the championship
venue from Washington these bor-
der line boys will be missing. 1t
will come as no great surprise if
there are only around rs entries
with three or four places awarded
by the U. S. G. A. for that Sec
tional test at Baltimore.
Pro Matches Would Furnish Cash.
Suggestion to the Middle Atlantic
pros: Why wouldn't it be possible
to stage a series of Sunday team
matches between now and October,
with donation from the clubs hold
ing them. to build up the purse for
the Middle Atlantic P. G. A. cham
pionship?
The Washington open tourney,
for lack of 500. just now looms as
flop Probably it won't be per-
manent flop, for the century un-
doubtedly will be forthcoming. But
had the boys started playing Sum-
day exhibition matches in May and
carried on through the summer
they'd have something in the till
by now, both for the Middle At
1antic P. G. A., and the Washington
open.
These affairs, probably the best
educational stunt ever put on by
the local pros drew some 10000
galleryites in 1887, the last year
they were staged. AS we recall it.
the club where the affair was held
kicked in minimum of $35, with
about $40 going to the low scorers
for the day, and the rest put into
a fund for the District open cham
pionship. Nor do the pros want
charity. They'll give something
worth while to see if they arrange
those Sunday matches again.
Lew Worsham, the Baltimore open
champ. despite a pulled muscle in
his side, plans to play this month
at Hershey and at Chicago in open
tournaments. Lew cranked up on a
par hole at Baltimore last week,
trying to hit the ball long way.
He pulled muscle in his side, but
he says 1t is coming along all right
and won't give him any further
trouble.
Manor Country Club women to-
day were to wind up their punch
bowl tourney, match play against
par affair at So holes. Tied for the
top spot over yesterdays opening
round were Mrs. l.. G. Pray, han
dicap 4, and Mrs. j. E. Nell 12).
both 3 down to par Tied for third
were Mrs. H. A. Neff (15) and Mrs.
P. T. Powell Q2), both down.