Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-12-15
Don't Let Dad Start
You Wrong al Golf,
Demaret's Advice
BY the Assoeiatsd Press


MIAMI. Fla, Dec. 15.-Dappel
Jimmy Demaret, winner Of tn,
$4,000 Miami Open golf tourna'
ment and the years leading profes.
sional in money earnings, has thi!
advice for youngsters learning the
game:
Don't let your old man tell you
how unless he is pro-"
Too many boys follow theil
fathers advice in learning golf, he
said, and frequently the father
doesn't know what it is all about.
GO to a good pro and get started
right" he emphasized.
The 35-year-old Demaret, who
has been golfing for Is years, be-
lieves a proper grip is the most es.
sential point in Tearing the game.
He headed for Houston vaca-
ton today after winning the Miami
Open yesterday with record-equal-
ing 267-13 strokes under par-foI
u holes Of play.
Already the years leading money
winner, he boosted his total earn
ings by $4,000 in the Miami Open
for 12-month total Of $26,556.
} Fred Haas, jr., of New Orleans
won second money of 1,400 with a
269, and Ben Hogan of Hershey, Pa.
took third place and $1,000 at 271.
The rest Of the prize money was
split up among Is professionals who
finished at 278-two strokes under
par 1gures-or better.
Demaret won five and placed Sec
ond in six tournaments this year
He started in golf as a caddy and
turned pro at IT. He won his first
tourney, the Texas PGA, in 1884.
OF his wardrobe of rs pairs OF
colorful Stacks, hundreds of shirts
and dozens of pairs of shoes, he
says:
st got the idea from the golf
courses with their beautiful green
fairways and white sand traps. ]
thought it would be a good idea to
dress accordingly"
National Open Champion Lew
Worsham of Pittsburgh and Wash
ington barely broke his streak of
out-of- the-money finishes by tying
for Goth place with II other pros.
Worsham posted a 2-under-par So
32-68 on the last round and re-
ceived $3l82 for his 278 total,
under par.
The money winners:
Q. Jimmy p, Dem na6et ojai Calf. 1888
Fred Haas, IT., New Orleans, ao4-s2-sa
Ben Hogan, Hershey, Pa, 2o2-34-35-
271 q ,OO0D.
Walter Burtemo. Detroit. 2o2-34-36-
.. Claude -, aarmon; Palm Beach, Fla. 2o4-
35-272 5000.
aa Glsn9 T 5ssko5 Jacksonville Fla 2o4-s5-
49, Dave ,Douelas; wilmington, Del, 2o4-
.. Herman (I ksissr' Akron, Ohio. 2o5-s5-
.skiD Als ss5 Lexington. N. c., 2os-
go "a Fursol' Detroit. 2o5-Ss-s7-a74
.s Charles Ha agge; Jackson Mich 2oe-
s5-34Ms75 (siiSer platej. INV O0
Sammy Byrd, Detroit. 2o5-3e-35-27e
Frank Moore, St. Louis, 2os-ss-s5-
Tony Penna. Cincinnati 21o-s5-s2-
277 (S16O).
Ted Knoll, Philmont. Pa, BIZ
277 (S160).
clayton Heafner, Charlotte. N. c., 2os-
35-34-277 .(S16O).
Gene .Dahlbender. Atlanta, 207-34-36
Cary MS Middlseods; 30 Memphis Tenn 2o7-
Roh HamiIfon. Evansville, Ind, 2O6
S7-35-27S (S31.S2).
Pete COOPER Ponte vedra. Fla. 1904
Buck White. Battle Creek, Mich, 2Os-
S5-35-27S Oh .S2).
Vic Ghezzi. Kansas City. Mo, 2os-34-
- Ed Oliver. wilmington. Del. 2os-a5-
Jack Burke, Mamaroneck, N. Y, 2O9-
S4-35-27S (S31 .S2).
Leland Gibson, Kansas City, Mo- 30
Bob Crow, Shreveport, La, 21o-33-35-
Lew Worsham, oakmont, Pa, 21o-se-
32-278 1881 .32).
Roberto De Vincenzo, Argentina, 207-
36-35-27S 1881 .S2).
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