Evening star., 1947-03-12
Lew Worsham Earns
$1,000 in Florida.
Amafeur-Pro Golf
By MerreIl WhitHesey
Sior SioH Correspondent

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla, Mar.
12.-The professional golfers hob
nobbed with society, nobility and
skillions Of dollars here yesterday
in the annual Seminole Golf Club
amateur-pro tournament-an 18-
hole event that nets the winning
pro more than the total purse Of
the National Open.
Washington's Lew Worsham was
tied for first and in line for the
richest prize Of his career until
Ben Hogan and his polo-playing
partner. Mike Phipps, finished with
best ball So to top the field of 10
teams.
In all Hogan figured to receive
more than $4,000 for an after
Moons work, including $500 as the
winning pros share In the am
pro, $475 for his fifth place finish
among the pros, an extra per cent
Of the winners share Of the re-
ported $97 900 Calcutta pool, and
the usual gift from the holder Of
the winning ticket-in this case
Mrs. John Hay Whitney.
Complicated Affair.
The Seminole event is one Of the
pros favorite tournaments and is
played in comparative secrecy to
the outside world. It is so compli-
Gated that only the keen students
of golf know what it Is all about,
but there is no doubt that it is
the richest event of the year-and
the most exclusive.
The Duke of Windsor and his
partner. the Dutch of Arkansas
Dutch Harrison-held the interest
of most of the gallery of several
thousand. More than 100 movie
camera fans lined up to snap the
duke sip his cup OF tea between
mines.
Worshan and his partner, 63-
year-old j. G. Douglas, sr., of the
Douglas Aircraft Corp, tied for
second with best ball "a with two
other teams, Denny Shute and j. r..
Fell and Dick Metz and A. B. Chace.
Worsham had 73, but his partner
helped by nine strokes, using nine
handicap strokes to advantage.
WOrsham Takes in $1,000.
Including cut Of the Calcutta
pool, Worshams share Of the prize
money was approximately $1,000,
and that's for one 18-hole round of
golf.
That's the second slice of big
money in outside tournaments this
week for Worsham-who topped the
field of touring pros in a one-day
event at La Gorce Club on Monday
with a Z under par GA. Worsham
was low pro and tied for fourth in
the pro-am with best ball SO.
The golf pros played second fiddle
to celebrities in the Seminole tour
nament. The spectators were more
concerned with the Duke and
Duchess Of Windsor; Prince Alexis
Obolensky of Russia, the Duke of
Marlborough; Poloists Mike Phipps
and Winston Guest, Joseph p.
Kennedy, Franklin D. Roosevelt, jr.;
Actresses Geraldine Fitzgerald and
Airline Judge and the many famous
names Of Palm Beach society.
Only Two Sub Par Scores.
The rugged, 6,873-yard Seminole
course. swept by young gale, gave
up only two sub 70 scores in the
two days of competition for the
pros. Chick Harbert and George
Fazio tied in the pro only event |
with 70-68-138 and 71-67-138,
and won $3.50 each.
Home Pro Claude Harmon was third
with TITO and Hogan and Johnny
Bulla won $475 each for 142 totals.
Worsham had 77-73-150 for the
36-hole while Bob Barnett of Chevy
Chase in Washington and Indian
Greek in Miami had 83-79-162.
Worsham headed north today for
the $4,000 Jacksonville Open that
starts tomorrow.