The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-08
(Reg. U s. Patent Office) BY JACK CUDDY
Limited Press stafr CorrespOndent)

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 New York, Oct. 8 = (UP.) = Little Ben Hogan of Hershey, Pa, three-way prince of professional golf for three consecutive years, plans to join one of the armed serv- ices next month. This will remove a dangerous money player from golf's golden trail during the winter tour nament season.
 And it appears now that the war will not prevent another string of winter tournaments, in which all prizes will be paid of in war bonds and all profits garnered by the tourney clubs invested in war bonds. At least that is the situation as des- cribed by Fred J. Corcoran, tour nament manager of the profession al golfers association.
 U. S o. K. For Golf
 Corcoran says that professional golf has been given the green light for the next year by Washington officials. The winter tour he says, will start with the Miami. Fla, open December 3-6, and will continue through California, Texas, Arizona and the CarolinaS.
 Accent will be on age during this trek over the golden trail, with most of the young golfers being in serv- ice. In fact 175 members of the F. G. A. already are in uniform.
 But Corcoran emphasizes that age does not prevent good golf. He recalls that Ted Ray of England won the U. s Open title at Toledo in 1920 when he was 43 and that Craig Wood took the open title at Fort Worth, Tex, in 1940 when he was 39. And those players were com peting against the cream of youth full golfers from three continents.
 Tournament Manager Corcoran who expects to be in uniform before the winter schedule is completed, emphasizes that the absence of Ben Hogan will throw competition open to the field for the big-money war bond prizes Hogan, the mighty mite, has topped the lists for three years in money winnings. low SCOT ing average, and in point scores for the Vardon trophy.
 Little Ben won $13,143 during 1942 and cannot be replaced as leading money winner even though the Miami Open and one or two Cali fornia journeys may be staged be- fore January 1. Ben won $18,200 in 1941, and $12.800 in 1940, for to- tai of $44,143 during the three years
 If you're interested in money win ners for the current year, we caTl give you the top ten-Hogan, $l3,- 143; Byron Nelson, $9,60l; Sam Snead (now in the Navy) $8,078; Lloyd Mangruln, $6,689: Lawson Lit tie, $6.647: Chick Harbert, $4.829: E J. Harrison. $4,408; Sam Byrd, $3,- 905: Chandler Harper. $S,782, and Jimmy Thomson, $3.4l0.
 Coast To Coast
 The winter tour will open at Miami. Fla, December 3, and ther shift to California where the Ooak- land and San Francisco competi. tons are tentatively slated for the last two weeks of December. The Los Angeles open isf scheduled fol the first week in January, followed by the Bing Crosby tourney ai Rancho Sante Pc. It Is indicated that the Western open again will bc staged at Phoenix, AEis., and that the Texas open will be held a' San Antonio.
 After that the golflng caravan will shift Eo the east. for the Pine hurst. ". O.. tournament, March a. 25. followed by play ct 0reensboro N. O.; New orleans, La,; st. Peters. burg. Fla. and Ashevllle, N Q. Ts compensate the galleries for thl missing faces of men in service ] three cf golf's greatest ola-sinl