The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-27
NELSON-HEAFNER
 IN PRIZE MONEY
$15,OOO 18=HOle PlayOff in Tam O'Shanter Open
 Underway Today
BY TOMMY DIVINE United Press Staff Corresponds

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 Chicago, July Gof's Fair Haired Boy Byron Nelsan of Toledo, o.,-and it's "Peck,s Bad Boy"-Clayton Heather, of Linville, N. C.-tee off today in an 18-hole play-off for first money in the $15,000 Tam O'Shanter open tourna- ment.
 Nelson, normally invincible when the blue chips are down, squandered five stroke lead during the final round yesterday. Heather emerged from the pack to tie him with 72- hole aggregate of 28O strokes, eight under par.
 They start their duel at 2 D. m. @ p. m. EWT) with first prize money of $2,500 at stake. The loser will re ceive $1,750. In addition they will si ~, 50 per cent of the net gate receipts.
 The finish of yesterdays round, one of the strangest in links history was staged before 30,000 spectators, the largest throng ever to see a tournament session in this country. Nelson equaled Tam O'Shanter's course record Saturday with a sig zling 65 and attracted a huge gall lery yesterday with more than 10000 of the crowd dogging his steps. He was playing with Lawson Little of Monterey Park, Calif.; and Jim Milward of Madison, Wis, and when the threes ome made the turn at the 63rd hole the tournament appeared to have settled into a battle between Nelson and Little. Forgotten and overlooked, was Heather, who had started 45 min utes earlier.
 At the turn Nelson had 241 total, Little 244, and Heather 246.
 At the 66th hole Little pulled even with Nelson and Heather remained two strokes back. Coming to the final hole, Nelson had picked up a stroke on Little and was still two in front of Heather.
 Heather had finished his round and was on the clubhouse steps when Nelson went to the 72nd tee. He was down the middle with his drive. He put his second in the deep grass on the back edge of the green, but only IS feet from the pin. Nelson took a "dynamiter" to get out and was still 10 feet short of the hole. He missed the putt and ended with bogey-five.
 On. that hole, Heather had a birdie three.
 It was sweet revenge for Heather, who was barred from participation in this years professional golfers association tournament at Seaview, N. J. He ran afoul of the F. G. A. governing body during the Asheville Open and his entry for the associa- tion's own tournament was rejected
 Nelson was alternately good and bad in compiling his 280 total. He opened with Q 67 and followed with n, 65, and ". Heather was more consistent with 69-70-69-72.
 In third place was the bad luck victim of the final round, Lawson Little of Monterey Park, Calf. with a total of 281. He had a 70 on his closing round and failed by two inches to hole a putt on his 72nd green and place in the play off. Little won $1250.
 Harry T. Nettlebladt, of Avon Conn, finished with 284 to take fourth place and 5000 prize. Tn fifth place, winning $500, was Jim Ferrier of ElmhurSt, Ill.,, with 285 J, Four stars. Johnny Bulla, oi ) Chicago; Willie Goggin of White ] Plains, N. F.; MikO Turnesa c1 Elmsford, N. Y., and Ernie (Dutch) Harrisony of Harrisburg, Pa, tiet flor sixth place and won t676 each.