Evening star., 1942-04-14

Bannockburn as country club, but
will spend considerable money on
the course and clubhouse to make
Bannockburn into an even better
country club.
SINNERS said he has leased the
club for the past Is months to the
membership through Ernest Piper,
at present manager of the Bannock-
burn organization. A new manager,
to run the club under the supervision
of SINNERS, will be appointed in a
few days and will take over the op-
Grafton of Bannockburn May l,
SINNERS said in a telephone con-
versation from his Norristown (Pa)
office today. Tony Sylvester, the
veteran Bannockburn pro, will re-
main In charge of the golf shop.
SINNERS made 1t plain that inso-
far as the membership Is concerned
there will be no change in the club.
I'VE hope our members will remain
with us through this friendly re-
organization period" he said. 1--WE
plan to maintain Bannockburn as q
going country club and will make
many Improvements which we are
sure will have the effect Of making
the club even more attractive"
That statement should relieve the
minds Of many members Of Ban
nockburn, who have wondered as to
the future of the club since news of
the auction sale became public few
days ago.
Pros Have New Constitution.
Members of the Middle Atlantic
P. G. A. today have before them for
ultimate adoption new constitution
and set of bylaws which, among
other matters, propose to set def
mite rules of conduct for association
members. Among these rules Of
conduct is one that would prohibit
a pro from playing the course Of an
other pro unless invited. The pro-
posed rules also refer to behavior in
other ways, and are, in the main,
patterned after the rules Of the Ma
tional Professional Golfers Associa-
ton.
The new constitution was read last
night at the spring meeting Of the
sectional pro body at Kenwood,
which decided to hold Washington
and a Baltimore open tourney this
year.
The Washington open will 60 to
Indian Spring, with the Baltimore
open probably going to the Wood
holme Country Club. The Middle
Atlantic p. G.. A. championship was
awarded to the Prince Georges
Country Club, while the sectional
qualifying rounds for the national
pro championship also are scheduled
at another local club May 4. This
club has withheld a decision until
next week end.
National P. G. A. President Ed
Dudley has been invited to attend
the next pro meeting to be held at
the Country Club of Maryland June
1. The pros also voted to ask the
newspapermen Of Washington and
Baltimore to run the pro-amateur
Journeys and to be paid for their
labors.
Worsham Again on Top.
Earlier, 10 of the pros played in
the opening pro-amateur and pro
sweepstakes tourney of the year at
Kenwood, with Lewis Worsham,
young Burning Tree mentor, picking
up where he left of last fall, and
converting the event into a one-man
show.
Lew picked up q few dollars by
grabbing the lions share Of the
money in the pro sweepstakes with a
1-over-par 70, and with two ANA
teur partners, tied for first in the
pro-am event. Worsham and John
s. Brookes of Burning Tree and
John o. Bergelin of Kenwood dead
locked for the top spot in the pro-
am, both with scores Of IS. Brookes
played with a handicap Of B, while
Bergelin had a 2-stroke handicap.
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