Evening star., 1952-09-05
Worsham Win EIates
Billy Buppef, Golf
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Billy Buppert, 20 year old
University of Maryland junior
from Baltimore. was particularly
pleased over his triumph in the
second annual Marvin Worsham
Memorial Junior golf tournament
at Bethesda yesterday. "It's one
Of the few events that we out
casts can play in," he said.
By outcastS. Buppert meant
Junior golfers from 18 through 20.
Almost all of the junior golf pro-
grams are for boys II and under"
Billy said. Tournament chair
men apparently think you're
grown up when you are 18, but
a lot Of us are not good enough
from 18 through 20 to play in
the big tournaments, yet we're
considered too old for the jun
iors. We're the forgotten men,"
Buppert has played little COM
petitive golf this summer since
the college season when he won
II consecutive matches alternat-
ing as the Terps' No. l and No. 2
man. He was unbeaten.
Buppert's Win Is Impressive.
Billy's triumph yesterday was
an impressive one. He qualified
with the third low score and in
succession beat Billy Blue, one of
Baltimore's top juniors; Larry
Spellman, the medalist; Phil
Weichman. second low amateur IN
the West Virginia Open, and in
the final Billy D. Wolfe. by 2
and l margin.
The tournament was the first of
the year for the eaSy-come easy
go Wolfe. who also is at the in.
between tournament age. Last
year Billy Wolfe won the District
and Middle Atlantic juniors and
IN several other events made out
standing appearances. Being al
non-club member and over II, his
golf this year has been limited.
Frank Emmett deserves credit for
en- exceptional promotion job on
the Worsham event. Marvin's
mother and father. his pro golf
brothers. Lew, Buck and Herman;
his sister and several nephews and
cousins were on hand for the
presentation Of prizes. The field
included top juniors from several
States and in the future Emmett !
hopes that Northern colleges will
send their potential team men,
berS to the event.
Marvin WorSham was the first
winner Of this tournament when
it was called the District Junior
Match Play Open. He was killed
in an auto accident while a stu
dent at Wake Forest College in |
October. 1850.
Wolfe Loses Control.
Wolfe made Buppert's title
round fairly easy by going hay
wire starting with the 18th hole.
They were even at that point, butt
Wolfe drove into the woods and
finally conceded the 18th. Wolfe
lost the 18th to a bogey
when he blasted out of a trap
over the green and after winning
the 10th he trapped his tee shot
on II and lost the hole and the
match.
Jay Randolph. son of the for
ner Congressman from West
Virginia, knocked in a 25-footer
on the 10th hole to win the second
fight over the touted Jimmy
Sykes of Jenkinstown, Pa. Both
are potential title flight golfers,
but found themselves in the sec
ond after poor qualifying rounds.
Keith Bowie defeated Don
Beach in the final of the 13-and-
under flight.
The only criticism of the tour
nament was directed at Bup-
pert'S inexcusable slow play. I'm
less Billy learns to play golf
without the unnecessary delay in |
practice swings, studying shots
and addressing the ball, he is
going to draw penalties, the min
ute he steps into major compe-
tition. Wolfe became so fed up
with Buppert's tactics he tried
to match them and that detracted
from what should have been an
excellent match.
WHITTLESEY.