Evening star., 1941-02-19
Demaret and Hogan,
Leaders Year Ago,
Minus Victory
Sneud Is Only Repeater;
Oliver Wins One Prize
And Splits Another
By WALTER MeCALLUM.


There is no outstanding perform
er, no tremendous money winnel
along the winter golf trail this sea.
son. The winners of last year have
been plowed under by a new cror
of victors, their calloused paws
reaching for the luscious check.
that go to the top lads OF the pre-
game. on the circuit stretching from,
Florida to California and back
again. with some way stops.
Last winter Jimmy Demaret, the
laughing boy from Houston. Won
six tournaments and about SO 900 or
the winter circuit. Ed Oliver burned
up the track to win two of the mid
circuit stops. Ben Hogan grabbed
all the marbles in the later stages
winning at Pinehurst, Greensboro
and Asheville.
This year so far new crop OF
winners has appeared. Ed Oliver
reprieved after an early draft call, Is
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get anywhere this winter. Ed won
the Western open at Phoenix a few
days ago and also, paired with
Clayton Heafner, won the Pinehurst
mid-South.
Different This Winter.
But Demaret and Hogan. who be-
tween them won nine tournaments
last winter, haven't stepped up to the
winning payoff window yet this
winter. Sam Snead is the only re-
peater He won the Bing Crosby
tourney in 1910 and again in 1941.
Here is list of the first-place
winners and the money they won
for ''frsts" so far in the winter
campaign:
Pinehurst mid-South, Ed Oliver
and Clayton Heafner, s400 each;
Miami open. Byron Nelson. s2,500;
Los Angeles open, John Bulla,
SO 500; Oakland open, Leonard Dod-
son, $1,000; San Francisco match
play John Revolta, $1,000; Bing
Crosby open. Sam Snead, $500;
Western open. Ed Oliver, $1,000;
Texas open, Lawson Little, $1,000;
New Orleans open, Henry Picard,
$1,000.
Journeys to be played: Thomas
vile. Ga, open, February 1928: St.
Petersburg. Fla, open, February rs.
27 and %: Miami International
Four Ball, March 2, 3, 4, s. Semi
mole. Fla, amateur r-pro. March s;
Belleair, Fla, open, March 9-l0; ST.
Augustine pro-amateur, March l3,
Il. IS and Is; North and South open,
Pinehurst, March 18. 10. 20: Green's
f1oro. N. c.. open. March 81, %, %;
Asheville. N c., open, March q. %,
%, 30; Masters tourney, Augusta,
Ga. April 8, 4, S, 6.
Still $4,000 at Stake.
In the tournaments thus far
PLAYED starting in mid November,
the pros have split $4,000 In the
nine events to come they'll whack
up $4,000.
This figure does not include the
money bags to be opened at the
Seminole and Indian Greek anna
teur-pro affairs in Florida the sec
ond week in March. These events
are strictly by invitation and the
money is raised by sale of the tickets
in a Calcutta pool. The players
themselves cut in for a percentage
of this pool. Probably the total
of money raised at Seminole and
Indian Greek will go $4,000. Who
said pro golfers play for peanut
money?
Ben Hogan didn't start his charge
until late last winter. So far on the
circuit he has picked up little
money. but he hasn't won tour
nament. He tied at Oakland. Calf,
with Leonard Dodson, and lost the
playoff. In 1910 Ben won the VAR
don Trophy awarded by the P. G. A.
TO the gent winning the most tour
naments. If he is going to win it
again he'd better get started.