Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-17

Teddy McCandlish, the young
pro who worked so hard on his
golf game last winter and then
proved 1t was a worthwhile
investment of time and money.
lis going to Patuxent Naval Air
Station as the teaching pro
under Bill Schneider.
The 26-year McCandlish
starts March is at the l8-hole
course on the air base so miles
south Of Washington. He actu-
ally will be the pro there as
Schneider, one of the best-liked
pro-greenskeepers in the area,
pays more attention to that
phase of the work.
Teddy has been assistant at
Washington. Army Navy and
last year at Argyle. Allan Burton.
his close friend ct Army Navy
who helped Teddy with his golf
game, also helped him get his
new job.
McCandlish was a competent
young assistant in all branches
of the game except playing until
last year. Tired Of being an
80-shooter. he took OF for Flor
ida and spent several weeks in
patient practice, plus playing in
a few tournaments where he
knew he was just contributing
to the entry fees.
Last summer McCandlish was
the ninth low scorer of the
Mid-Atlantic pros In his % COM
petitive rounds. His best COM
lpetitive effort was q 81 at Ken
wood. He has been practicing
a bit this winter and with more
freedom at his new job he may
be the Washington areas bright
est prospect.
Jimmy Bellizzi. assistant pro
at Washington G60CC, who re-
turned last week from a three
tournament to Jamaica, Puerto
Rico and Venezuela. said he's
had enough Of putting on
Clipped crab grass"
Bellizzi made the trip with
Johnny Musser Of All View and
Charley Bassler, Rolling Road
pro They won only $3.50 be-
tween them. but Jimmy said it
was a wonderful trip and he
enjoyed playing with some Of
the foreign stars and partici-
pating in clinics.
Musser won $50 when he
shared the low round OF the
last day Of the Puerto Rican
Open with Roberto deVicenzo.
Musser three-putted the last
green for a 10.
Bassler. who has taken all
Of this sections pro tournaments.
won 500 at Caracas last week
for the most brides. 10 in four
rounds.
Charley missed the money by
a stroke because Of four balls
out Of bounds, which helped
him 60 l3 over par on four
holes.
Bellizzi played his best golf
at Jamaica, where he had 2o6.
an average of 74s, and Just
missed the money. He also
played well in the first three
rounds at Caracas. He hit so
of the 81 greens in regulation
figures In those three rounds,
but had only two brides. He
just couldn't buy q putt.
Bellizzi played a half-dozen
practice rounds on the tour with
Flory Won Donck. the dapper
Belgian who won at Caracas.
Bellizzi said he doesn't believe
there are 10 pros in America
who could beat Won Donck II
he made the PGA swing. Won
Donck tied Ed Furgol and Peter
Thomson in the Hopkins Inter-
national tournament here at
Columbia in 1855. but lost the
playoff.
Allan Burton goes into his
25th year as head pro at Army
Navy next month, and for years
in that capacity at one club he's
topped locally only by Freddie
Mcleod at Columbia and Tom
Ryan at Belle Haven.
a half-dozen lessons one OF last
a half-dozen Lessons one Of last
weeks chilliest days. He believes
he has given more lessons over
those "a years than anybody
In the section. and his book
already is loaded for March.
AL was saying he's glad to
see some Of the manufacturers
coming out with smaller faced
woods. Its a mental block for