The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-07-02
.ChezI's &c
Ties Golf
Course Record
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BIRMINGHAM, Mich. IN - The
predictions about the asth PrOfes-
sional Golfers Association Cham
pionship are coming true but with
. reverse twist.
The predictions were that the
par Of 36-3S-71 for the compact,
rolling Birmingham Country Club
course Wonld take . beating and
that the men who win the weekly
open tournaments might Be sub
merged pros who only take an
occasional fling at the circuit. So
after the first qualifying round.
look who's ahead. Instead d The
unknown It's the old men.
No. /, with . course record .
equaling e6, tan Vic Ghezxi d In.
wood, N. Y. Vie gave his age a.
81 right now when BE came of
the 18th green after taking the
lead In the steaIning So-degree
heat. The record hooks show him
q few months younger. He won
the PGA back h 1871, usually lasts
until the late rounds and was 1
quarter-finalist last year.
But Ghe1zi played Ia only about
half I dozen winter tournaments,
barely winning expense money,
and couldn't qualify for the last
80 holes Of the Open 1t lengthy
Oakmont. He was rock-steady ID
yesterdays round, where missing
the narrow fairways could BE cost
II.
Tied for second at q. Jimmy
Hines. ~, Of Glenyiew, M, and
Jim Browning, -. Of Weston Mass.
Sharing third At 60, Chandler Har.
per Of Portsmouth, Va, and John
ny Palmer al Badin, N. G. Then
in the 50 bracket two Of The top
touring pros, Sammy Snead and
Ditch Harrison, along with less
known Felice Torxa and Pete
Cooper.
And the days summary--1e play
ers out Of l3s starters under par
and 81 with scores Of a Or bettor.
That indicates that the prediction
Of 4 medal.winning score II Isl
and q requirement Of IN 10 Get 81
Jim Browning, q, Of Weston,
Mass. Sharing third at O., Chand-
Ter Harper 81 Portsmouth, Va, and
Johnny Palmer of Badin, N. c.
Then IN the @ bracket two Of the
top touring pros. sammy Snead
and Dutch Harrison, along with
less-known Feliee Tofxa and Pete
Cooper.
And the days simmary--le play
ers out Of 13s starters under par
and s. with scores Of a or better.
That indicates that the prediction
Of q medal-winning score of 1S7
and q requirement Of ll7 70 get
IN among the 81 who win start
match play tomorrow were just
about right.
Hines has gone to the PGA semi
finals twice. the most recent time
Is years ago when he beat Byron
Nelson and Denny Shute and then
lost to Snead, who threw four
straight 81 at him on the last four
holes 10 gain Z l.up victory. That
was when SneAd, who nov owns
three PGA titles, took Z beating
from Paul Runyan IN the finals.
Last year Jimmy passed up the
PGA Championship 70 play n the
British Open and be finished 1Ath
there.
Browning, . chubby club profess
sional, made his first appearance
in the championship last rear and
failed to qualify. He tried the tour
nament circuit once and said be
collected nothing but experience.
Harper Is q former PGA cham
pion, but his 1850 victory was ~
garded as something IL 4 freak.
Since then the balding, 3e-year-oId
Portsmouth, Va, golfer has bios
somed out as one Of eolfs snap
piest dressers, head u I new golf
equipment manufacturing concern
and ! fairly regular winner o. he
winter tour.
Palmer, who might have been .
lot better Of but for al ever-par
8 On the last hole, WIN Be IS m
day.
Come 10 think Of Il, DE- top q
this list Is no place for younestsrS.
Snead and Harrison are n their
COS, Cooper y, Torxa s..