Evening star., 1951-02-04
Newcomers Remain
Close Behind | Leader:
Worsham Shoots 66
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Pres.
TUCSON, Ariz., Feb. 3.-Lloyd
Mangrum of Chicago birdied the
18th hole today to take a one
stroke lead at the end of the
third round of the $4,000 Tucson
Open golf tournament. He had
54-hole score of 200, which
was 10 under par.
Bob Watson of White Plains,
N. Y. and Max Evans of Detroit,
two newcomers to the tourney
trail who refused to crack under
pressure. were only one stroke
behind with totals of 2O1. Neither
has ever won professional
tournament.
Jim Turnesa. Briarcliff, N. Y,
who had led after the first round
and was in first-place tie start
ing out today, and Ted Kroll, New
Hartford, N. Y, ran into trouble
but salvaged par 10 scores for
totals of 202.
Within easy striking distance
were Skee Riegel of Tulsa, Okla,
John Bulla, Verona, Pa, and Ed
Furgol, Royal Oak, Mich, with
totals of 203.
WOrsham Shoots Sc.
Lew Worsham, 1947 National
Open champion who won the
Phoenix Open last week, shot a
Sc today and totaled 2O4. .Wor-
sham, formerly of Washington, and
now pro at Oakmont. Pa, is show
Ing the steadiest Improvement. He
had a flrst-round 70 and a 68 yes
terday before his 66 today.
1T would be nice if I could
knock off two more strokes and
have 64 tomorrow" he said.
Mangrum forged to the front
on the final three holes. Shooting
a 81, he had three-putted the 14th
green to go one over par and
trailed Kroll for the tourney lead
by one stroke. On the 18th Kroll
missed l4-inch putt and went
over par. Mangrum blasted out
OA u dP dIIo GOOh d Pal y.
Mangrum Misses Eagle.
The two men were all even COM
ing into the 513-yard 18th. Man
grums second shot hit the green
and stopped within three feet of
the pin. He missed an eagle 3 by
less than two inches but got the
birdie. Kroll three-putted and
went stroke over par.
Mangrum has been having trou-
bic with his back. 1T felt fine
today but I developed a stiff
neck" he said. II guess I am be-
coming unglued."
Mangrum's previous rounds
were SO and IS.
Watson and Evans each put
together three of the best rounds
OF their careers to get their totals
OF 201. Watson has been a pro
only year and half. He has
finished in the money once while
playing the winter circuit. He
was in no trouble at all today, |
and carded g. Evans went !
over par on the 10th but still
finished two under par with a
68. His tourney record to date /
includes eighth place in the st. |
Petersburg Open last year.
Turnesa Blows Lead.
Turnesa. one of the famous
golf1ng brothers. blew the lead on
the last nine today. He made the
turn one under par but missed
putt by two inches on the 10th.
He finished with 10.
Kroll. who started the third
round in three-way tie for the
lead with Turnesa and Bulla, also
got into trouble on the second
nine after making the turn in 33,
two under par. He missed a short
putt for par on the 18th and
wound up with a TO- Kroll's best
performance to date was when he
finished second in the Canadian
Open last summer.
Bulla had said all along that
he was going to win this tourna-
ment. He slipped badly today with
a one-over-par II. Faulty ap-
proaches and puts that wouldn't
60 in the cup cost him five strokes.
Jim Ferrier of San Francisco
eagled the 18th to finish with a
65, the best score of the day.
His total of 206 put him in a
two-way tie for 18th position.
Charles Bassler of Rolling Road
Country Club, Baltimore, shot 68-
69-70-207. Walter Romans of
Baltimore Country Club, after
shooting 71-67 on the first two
days, scared to IS today for a
total of 213.
George Fazio, former pro at
Washington's Woodmont Club,
who had 142 starting today's
n