Evening star., 1946-03-03
Events Are in Addition
To Long Maryland
State Schedule
By WoIter McCoIIum

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Golfers Association today an
nounced schedule Of 10 Journeys
to start April Is and to run through
early October. In addition AL
Houghton, tournament chairman
for the PGA, says two events not
on the schedule will be added, a
senior pro and Junior pro event.
The schedule, drawn up by
Houghton, with clubs to be as
signed at PGA meeting next Fri
day at Catonsville, Md, is as fol-
lows:
April 15-Pro-amateur, best ball
or combined score.
May 6-Pro-amateur, best ball
or combined score.
May 20-PGA championship, SO
holes medal play Cat Balu-
more).
June 3-U. 8. Open qualifying
rounds (probably at Washing
toni.
July 1-Woman-pro, 18 holes
medal play, So entry fee.
July 22-Pro-amateur, best ball
or combined score.
August 12-Pro-amateur, best
ball or combined score.
September 2, 3, 4PGA match
play championship Ito 90 to a
= Washington club.
September % - Pro amateur
championship, SO holes medal
play, IS entry fee.
October 7-Pro-pro best ball and
dinner.
These links affairs are In addition
to the lengthy schedule Of the
Maryland State Golf Association,
soon to be made public. During the
war years the PGA and the MSGA
pooled their Journeys to save gaso-
line and for other reasons, but this
year both organizations will hold
events.
Tighten Pro-Am Code.
AL pro-ams staged by the PGA
will be held on Mondays, the pros
day of, and only PGA members in
good standing, their amateur part
ners and specially invited guests
may take part. This Is q move in
tended to kill of winning of prizes
by other than PGA members and
amateur members of clubs affiliated
with recognized golf associations.
The pro-am thing became little
more than lucrative racket last
year when amateurs without rec
ognized handicaps on several occa-
sions stalked off with all the mar
oles.
1t will be different this year, says
,he PGA, which specifies that all
amateurs must be affll-
ated with private club or with
public courses using the new Mary
and State Golf Association handi-
zap system. In place of the wartime
measure permitting each pro to have
Is many as seven amateur partners,
)nly three partners will be allowed
Zach pro this year. Entry fees are
% be higher, with correspondingly
arger purses. 1t Is a matter of rec
>rd that in some Journeys last year
he winning pro, grabbing both the
oro sweepstakes and a share in the
oro-am. pot, won as little as SIG,
which little more than paid the ex-
oenses of the victor. Entry fees in
he pro-am. probably will be boosted
% $5, with SO mark set for the pro
sweeps and amateur sweeps.
Greenkeepers to Meet.
Next Thursday at the University
# Maryland the winter meeting of
he Middle Atlantic Association of
ireenkeepers, abandoned during the
var, will be revived. DR.. Ernest N.
cory, State entomologist, has ar
'anged the meeting, which will be
attended by virtually all the green
keepers (and some pros) in this
lrea.
Queuing up for nylons by the gals
ust about sizes up the situation
where the new golf clubs are con-
,erned. A few sets of iron clubs
we're distributed to the pros a few
lays ago. Mel Shorey got 18 sets
IN Friday, and they were gone by
Sunday. That's the way it is with
;he new clubs, and that's the way
It will be for some time until the
backlog of orders is filled.
In some quarters, chiefly in the
sports goods store, the announce
nent by L. E. Coleman, president
If the Golf Ball Manufacturers
Association, that new crude rubber
pellets would be available by June
IS not hailed with complete en-
;husiasm. One salesmanager says
Coleman spoke out of turn, particu-