Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-17
Musser Beats
and
Pro-Am Field
BY MERRELL WHITTLESEY
Star star Correspondent

HAGERSlOWN, July IT,
When pro-amateur tournaments
are held in Washington or Bal
timore, only about half the field
must travel farther than across
town. When the pro-and-part-
ner events are held here at Foun-
tain Head, everybody has to
travel. because there's only one
pro here, and he didn't even
play.
Yet there's something about
the Mid-Atlantic PEA events
over this tempting golf course
that packs 'em in. Fifty-six
pros and 158 amateurs showed
up yesterday, the largest field
since a similar event was held
here five years ago.
With 214 entry fees, plus 5000
added to the pro sweeps by the
host club. that makes for a purse
of about $3.50 in a one-day !
tournament. And it made the /
trip worth while for Johnny
Musser, the All View pro, who's
been a consistent winner of late.
Musser played good golf in
winning. and he was lucky. One
of two players to go out in 80, he
was back in 35 in a round that
included six brides and two
bogeys. He was lucky because
he finished before a whopping
hailstorm hit almost without
warning, covered the course and
lleft some of the greens snow
white.
Play Halted
The hailstones punctured two
holes in George Diffenbaugh's !
umbrella. stung players and cad
dies and sent the field scurrying
for shelter. The storm was over
in Is minutes, the hailstones
melted and play continued. But
the course wasn't as easy.
Musser's last five tournament
rounds now have been 81 at
Sherwood Forest, SO at Ken
wood. 1915 in the Maryland
Open at Woodmont and 81 yes
terday. That's the seventh time
this year the pro sweeps has
been won with a 81, but nobody
has been lower. Musser is the
only player with two of the CTS.
Fred Bolton. teaching pro at
Glenmont Range, also missed the
storm, and he, too, was lucky.
He was fortunate because he was
assigned Chuck Barclay of the
host club as partner, and Bar
clay, 16-handicap player. chose !
the round to shoot q 70 and de-
duct 16 handicap for a net SO.
Bolton, who was out in three
under-par 80, was back in Al,
but between them they had a
best ball of 81 to win the Pro-
Am. Musser apd Jack Seymour
of All View, 5-handicap anna
teur who had rs, had a SO best
ball as did Andy Gibson, C. c. of
Maryland pro and Carson Ma
son, host club amateur.
Barclay and Mason Win
Barclay and Mason then won
first and second net in the anna
teur sweep, Barclay with 79-l6-
SO, and Mason, 1854. Max
Mudrick Of Norbeck was third
with 76-10-66. while the 81
scores included Lee Hardesty of
Glenhrook. 76-9-67.
Bob Smith. member Of the
host club only a few months,
topped the amateurs with a 20
while clubmate Gardner had IL
and Bill Gartner Of Argyle a 70.
Del Beman Of Bethesda was
three under par for seven holes,
'lbut the hailstones cooled him of
and he finished with 70.
Dill Nldl Nc JIlC I1lllCIlQdlC pro
who's been coming close to that
real good round all season, Mad
SO to finish second in the pro-
sweeps. The 70 shooters were Joe
!. Reposkey Of Easton. the NATIONAL
Golf Course Superintendent
champion, who was making his
debut this season; Ted McCand-
lish of Argyle. Dick lanes Of
Court House, a native Western
Marylander, and Paul Mckenzie,
from nearby Waynesboro, Pa.
Walter Romans, the new Mary
land Open champion, had 32-40I
~. And Charley Bassler, who
figures to play a course like
Fountain Head in nothing, had
l73. But Bassler had four brides
ion the front nine. is playing good
match play golf, and he believes
he'll make showing in the PGAI
that starts Friday.
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