Evening star., 1954-09-27
FurgoI's Final Touch
OF Strategy Dropped
As Wininger Bogies
By MerreII Whittlesey

Marty Furgol had a bit Of
strategy planned for the final
hole Of the Celebrities tourna-
ment yesterday that he did not
find necessary to use.
Furgol. winner Of the $4,000
tournament with an 11-under-
par 273 for the u holes, was
playing in the last threesome on
the course. and the one directly
in back of Bo Wininger, the only
player within six shots Of him.
Furgol stood with a No. 8 wood
in his hands as he watched VIM
niger play the 18th, a 299-yard
par 4, the last half uphill.
The hole was driven several times
during the tournament, but most
balls that appeared headed for
the green wound up in sand
traps.
If Wininger birdied the hole,
which would have left Furgol
needing a birdie to tie. or If Bo
pared it, Furgol was going to
use the 3-wood and play for
position on the slope, instead Of
taking a chance of driving into
one of the sand traps.
Abandons Caution.
But when Furgol stood there
and watched Wininger three
putt for a bogey five, Marty went
back to his driver He slammed
the ball to the middle Of the
green. then had three puts to
win. He took them, hitting the
putt that would have given him
q birdie hurriedly and carelessly
and he missed. But it didn't
mean anything.
The $500 check vaulted Fur
gol from 18th to Sd on the money
winning list for 1854, behind
only Bob Toski and Jack Burke,
with his $19,909.27. His best
previous standing was 18th and
that was last year. He has been
on the tour since tire late 1930s
and probably has played in as
many tournaments as any other
pro since that time.
There was a $1,000 difference
between first and second place,
but that seemed to bother the
folks roofing for Wininger more
than it did Bo.
While several sympathizers
pointed out that Wininger's
missed 3-footers on the 18th and
18th holes cost him the title. Bo
replied, But how about the ones
I made all the way across the
room?" He didn't put the
blame on any shot or incident,
merely on himself. Bo added
that in his mind he didn't want
to play a single shot over.
Course Is Bo's Opponent.
Asked if he was playing Fur
gol, meaning listening to the
gallery rumors and playing safe
or gambling with Furgol's score
In his mind, Bo said emphat-
ically not.
Z II was playing the golf course.
and knew if I beat it bad enough
! would beat Mr.. Furgol," he
replied. 1.-The only time I knew
positively of my standing was
when Charley Price "a longtime
friend) came to me on the 17th
hole and told me I was leading
Furgol by a stroke" "a few
minutes later Furgol birdied the
18th hole to get eyen)
& Furgol depended on the advice
Of his caddie. Buck Briscoe. for
the line of his puts on each of
the 70 holes. Furgol was the
third player to arrive. for prac-
tice rounds. and during the
week he was here before the
tournament he did not ask his
caddie's advice. But when the
bell rang he listened to Buck.
Dick Mayer, who let the Ma
tional Open title get away with
a seven on the 18th hole at
Baltusrol. played the back nine
in 80 Yesterday to pass a dozen
or more players and take third
money of $4,000 with his 279
total, six back of Furgol.
The outstanding feature of the
tournament, which attracted