The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-07-07
GOLF KINGS SET
FOR OPENING AT
GOLDEN VALLEY
b. HAROLD ANDERSON

Wy MABOLD ANDERSON
CUmited Press Stan Correspondent
Minneapolis, Mimi, July 7-(UP)
Golf galleries Of the Northwest
await their major show Of the year
opening here tomorrow, when Q
nd-picked field Of Is stars will
engage In the Golden Valley clubs
second annual invitation tourna-
faent, an event offering; them $4,000
u cash for expenses and War Bonds
for prizes.
Paired on in two-man toms, the
players viii go through round
robin schedule Of best ball 10-hole
matches, an ARRANGEMENT being fol.
lowed by no other tournament Of
consequence this season. The team
with the highest plus score COM
piled fran It's match-by-Imatch mar
GIN over its victims, win be the
meet champion.
A preliminary event is scheduled
today, when members Of the tourna-
ment field play as partners OF the
best women golfers available in this
section, in foursome matches.
Nelson, McSpaden Teamed
Twelve membersof last seasons
cast will return, but in only one in
stance are 1943 partners aligned
similarly again. Byron Nelson,
Toledo, O., and Harold (Jug) Me-.
Spaden, Philadelphia, will make
their second bid together-ard the
pace each has set up this season,
along with their 1913 performance
at Golden Valley, stamps them as
the twosome to beat.
Their average best ball score for
u 81 tri' = around the course last
Septembel was fraction less than
Sc, slightly better than the mean
tally for Craig Wood and JIMMY
Demaret, who won top prize money
with a fine closing rally.
McSpaden and Nelson also posted
the best single round last year, a 81
in their first match that placed
them far. in front of the rest.
Sam Byrd, the converted major
Lacquer, from Ardmore, Pa, whose
play has been successful season.
long, will team with Johnny Re-
volta, Evanston, Ill.
Other teams were announced as
follows: Ed Dudley, Colorado
Springs, Col, and Tony Penna, Day
ton, o.; Les Bolstad, Minneapolis
and Joe Cora, st. Paul; Pvt. M. r.
(Chick). Harbert, Wac recruiter
from Chicago and Mike Turnesa,
White Plains, N. Y; Jimmy Hines,
Amsterdam, N. Y, and Willie Cog
gin, White Plains, N. Y, and Harry
Cooper. professional for the host
club.
Each player on arrival will re-
ceive $3.50 in expense money, and
the remainder, in War Bonds will
be apportioned between the eight
teams, ranging from 1900 to be
divided by the champions, to 5000
for the last place entry.
There's an arrangement" said
ART Staff, club manager and tour
nament director, that keeps much
Of the usual pressure of the play
ers. On the other hand the scoring
plan is figured to keep the eventual
winner in doubt probably all the
way to the last cup Of the last
roUnd." p:
6,582-Yd. Course
Golden Valleys 73-par layout
stretches the abnormal distance of
6,502 yards. 1t was laid out in 1925
by the late A. w. Tillinghast of
New York, some Of whose creations
Of torture, including 12-foot traps,
make it rugged test for the lay
man linkster.
Its six spar holes, and Ave 81
par holes tend to increase the ia
cility with which the long and sure
shooting professionals negotiate It.
Only the 4-par No. Z, measuring
428 yards from tee to green, stood
as q consistent nemesis to the par
blistering brigade last summer. It's
heavily trapped, sloping green, with
a creek for one border turned them
all away with pars or worse after
the first round, when BY Nelson
carded O birdie.