Evening star., 1947-06-20
Penna Knocks Hogan, Title Defender, Out Of PGA
|Worsham' s Golf SeeI
On Edge ior Rugged
|PGA Match Play
By Merrell WhittIesey
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DETROIT, june 20.-It's man for
man instead Of stroke for stroke
through the next I'VE days OF the
National PGA championship here
at Plum Hollow and they're saying
the winner will have to be COM
|posite long hitter, good putter and
q rugged individual.
Washington's Lew Worsham, who
could zoom among the golfing greats
of history If he could become the
first player since Gene Sarazen In
1922 to add the PGA to the Ma
tional Open title, has all the above
requir irements.
Worsham now rates among the
top five hitters In the game. He
is good putter and the 29-year-
old Open titlist outwalks anybody
in the field. Condition Is not one
of his worries. He qualified easily
with his 74-70-144.
The only major casualties Of the
36-hole qualifying round were two
two-time champions. Denny Shute
and Paul Runyan. Craig Wood and
one of the great match play golfers
when an amateur, Lawson Little.
But with Bobby Locke on hand, this
is one of the greatest PGA fields
in the 29-year history OF the tour
nament.
Demaret Has Strong Support.
Despite Jimmy Demaret's poor
showing in the Open championship
last week, he has lot Of hackers
here because 1947's leading money
winner was pro at this course for
two years. Demart's medal-win-
ming performance was encouraging
to his supporters. The sometime
Icrooner added 50 yesterday to his
opening 68 for 1877 to win the Alex
Smith Medalist Trophy and $3.50,
the first cash prize OF this $4,000
tournament.
A former crooner,. Claude Harmon
Iof Mamaroneck, N. Y, who finished
with three straight brides, and
Clayton Heafner Of Charlotte, N. c.,
who lived up to his reputation for
inconsistency with Is and IS. tied
for second with 1885 in the medal
test, one stroke ahead Of Locke's
70-69-l39. Clarence Doser, the
| f1rst-day leader, had 67-73 for lao.
The Middle Atlantic PGA, con-
sidered one of the weakest sections
in player strength, surprised by
qualifying five Of its six representa-
tives for the match play rounds.
The only casualty was John O'Don-
nell of Norfolk, who deserved a bet
ter fate. ODonnell played the So
holes of the tournament and one
playof hole without a birdie, the
only player to do so. He had 80
pars and five bogeys over the route
and his birdie putt on the playof
hole jumped out of the cup.
Harper, Snead Top MAPGA.
Chandler Harper, the Portsmouth
#(Va.) SHOEMAKER, who went to the
third round in his first PGA last
year, was the MAPGA co-leader
with 10 and II for 141, 3 under par
This score was tied by Sam Snead
with 71-70. Worstam was next with
his 144, followed by Walter Romans
of Baltimore with 145 and Jack
Isaacs Of Langley Field with 146.
Scores Of 148 or better for 36 holes
made it without q playof and in
one of the widest scrambles ever
held II players with 149 played off
for one place to fill the bracket of
"a players.
Jack Smith OF Marshall, Tex,
was the winner with a birdie and a
par on the first two holes. ALI II
tied played the first hole at one
time. Nine, including Runyan, were
eliminated with pars or worse.
Worsham, who definitely is
marked man here, has been playing
golf of high match play type. In
his SO holes of qualifying, 1.-THE
Chin" pounded home 10 brides,
total exceeded by only a few players
in the medal tests.
Snead's Game Surprises.
Worsham has three -putted four
green's, but he committed his errors
by going past the cup on the first
putt, which means he is charging.
The course is plenty wide open to
allow Worsham, Snead, Chick Har-
bert and other long hitters to spray
few tee shots and still recover.
Snead, incidentally, has amazed
everybody with his excellent mental
attitude following his loss of the
National Open by three-putting the
18th and the British Open champ,
three times finalist and once a
winner in this grueling test, is high
ly regarded.
Ben Hogan, the defending cham
pion, and automatic qualif1er, sat
out the second medal test, saving
his shots for today-when he may
need them.