Evening star., 1953-07-21
Low Scores Prevail
After Heat ReIaxes
Rules for Pro-Am


Washington Golf and Country
Club entertained SO pros and ia
amateurs yesterday and the staff
decided to combat the handicap
of the steaming hot day by per-
mitting winter rules and moving
the tee markers forward.
Under those conditions, seven
pros and two amateurs shot par
or better; seven teams had best
ball scores of 63 or lower in the
pro-am and several amateurs,
particularly from the host club,
produced the best competitive
rounds of their careers. A net
81 in the amateur sweeps wasn't
worth a, box of tees.
The best scores were Cts by
Andy Gibson, the Country Club
Of Maryland pro in Baltimore
and Charley Bassler, the newly
crowned Maryland Open cham
pioin from Rolling Road. Bassler,
was 3f1ve-under-par for IA holes
but tried to play one safe on the
18th and took six, then used the
wrong club on 18 and went over
par again. He finished three
under.
Standard HandicapS Used.
Basic fandicaps were supposed
to be used for, the first time.
However. nobody used basic han
dicaps because few, If any pros
or amateurs in this section. know
what a basic handicap is. Stand
ard handicaps were used and the
scoring was the lowest of the
season, based on par.
Gibson, who now has won or
tied in five pro sweepstakes this
season. had approximately $125
day with his three-under par 81
alone, and a so in the pro-am
with Ted Rutley of Kenwood. a
81 with Ed Hatton from his club.
and 63 with Maury Fitzgerald of
Kenwood. Rutley and Hatton
had five handicap strokes and
Fitzgerald three.
BaSSler was five under coming
to the dog-leg par five 18th, and
because he hits the ball so far
he used a 2 iron of the tee to
play safe. He hooked the ball
in the ditch and made six. He
drove within 9-iron distance of
the 18th but used an 8-iron and
went over and took five. He had
to make a good putt for his five.
Bill Deck, the rapidly improv-
ing young golfer from White
Flint, deserted the handicap
ranks to win an amateur sweep
stakes on his own with a fine SO.
That beat Keith Kallio, the
Washington Suburban Invita-
ton champion, who had 10.
Two Amateurs Tie for Low.
Two amateurs played their
career" rounds to tie for low
net in the sweepstakes. Jimmy
Gosnell of the host club Clipped
into the cup from the back Of
the ditch on the 17th for birdie
and made several long puts for
a 70 and deducted Is handicap
for a net 63. Larry Daniels of
Rolling Road had IS minus %
for So. Each was one stroke bet
ter than John H. Cline of Wash
ington, a f15-handicap player,
who would have taken it all if he
hadn't had an eight on the 18th.
Cline had 79. including a 30
footer for a birdie on the first
and a 25-foot curling putt for
four on the 18th, which gave
him 4-4-4 finish, after start
ing 3-3-4.
Earl Fling, the host pro, three
putted the eighth and ninth and
17th and 18th and still shot 70
and with Gosnell tied for second
in the pro-am with 81. Cliff
Spencer and Bill Whipple had
81, Bill Markham and Paul Gar
rity 81, and Markham and John
Garrett So.
Markham, in a slump this year,
snapped out with a SO to win
third money in the pro sweeps.
Bethesda's Harry Griesmer had
SO and Walter Romans, John
Bass and Cliff Spencer 10. The
latter protected his record Of
never having shot over par at
Washington in many years of
tournament play.
Other amateur net winners
were Hatton with 73-7. Sc; Luke
Lamb, 1913, 66; and Clark
Daniel, 76-10, Sc.
Charley BasSler. Rolling Road 67
Andy Gibson, c. c. of Maryland ----67
Bill Markham, Mount Pleasant 6S
Harry GrtesmeE, Bethesda 50
Walter Romans, Baltimore c. C.--70
John Bass. Clifton Park ---70
Cliff Spencer Woodmont --TO
Clare Emery, Congressional
Milton Logan. unattached -------7l
Bobby Bowers Indian Spring ~
Bill Downing, Bethesda Naval -----72
Earl Fling. Washington G. and c. C.--72
Fred Bolton. Woodmont ---------13
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