Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-08-10

stickou so well remembered by this generation golfers
hardly matched Worshams for drama 1t longer hole
out to be but it be argued that the longer the
lucker Or the longer the demanding of SKILL which
ever way prefer to look at it.
There other varying factors Sarazens double eagle
came the 18th hole Only few hundred people it,
although Gene that thousands tell him they wit
messed the shot that enabled him to tie Craig Wood and
eventually win the playof. Worshams was witnessed by
millions More important it No payof, nothing to
lessen the shock to Chandler Harper who all but had $500
in his pocket.
CRAIG WOOD WAS in the clubhouse at Augusta when
Sarazen made his charge Wood could follow Sarazen as
he home Harper the other hand had just puted
out the 18th hole His birdie him 72-hole total
that nine under par Behind him. waiting for Harper
to get off the Worsham last player the
with chance
A par was no good No good that is except
money $4,000 birdie would tie but only eagle would
win And that's what the onetme Washington got
Put that in script and the author would be advised to
back writing science fiction for the pulps Odd incidentally
that Hogan, Sara5en Worsham all caddies.
Worsham doesn't win many of the big but when he
does Lew undramac Like in AT when he won the
Open in ST. Louis Nobody figured the Chin, comparative
to the touring ranks. But then he went out
and baed Sammy snead right down to the final putt And
won it.
Maybe you recall some of the details
played in the same hrcesome the day. They up
green all tied each approximately 10 inches from
the snead moved to putt first All golfers like to putt
first and dump the pressure on the other guy
THERE IS NOTHING except a friendly shaggy dog air
Worsnam this time the young stopped Snead
and called for measurement When it was completed the
motoned Worsham to putt He sank and Snead
home to Washington they paraded
him District Building and him the keys to the
city and to a Cadillac.
Lew hal few tournaments since At but none OF
the big ones. repeated the Open and he has
so the PGA and the Masters Last year 1T
looked would take down the world" championship
He led in the until he drove two balls out OF
bounds
This year had been his worst Lew played duly in the
spring the Open held his at
Oaknont outside of Pittsburgh he hit rock bottom He
qualify although he predicted great success Il
haven't been playing he said before trying 10 qualify
Still, Oakmont members had 70 be disappointed.
BIG, PPY-GO-LUCkY Lew didn't particularly
Shortly after the Open, however he might have
begun little whatever became of his game In
the PGA in Detroit he eliminated by
Dave Douglas week. when the Ryder Cup team was
selected Worsham left off
back where he belongs which is among the top
the pack at Tam O. Shanter in the first
round When he sloughed off bit and dropped back some
press critics had him faltering, stag
gering" pressing ect His crime shooting II and rs
instead of matching his opening round of g.
The young threw it back their faces yesterday
Lew gave something write about long after he ceases
to play golf Nobody who cares about golf is
likely forget Tam O. Shanter 1858.