Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-24
PLAYING CAN Be FUN a,,.
Golf Pros Ease Rules
In Summer Journeys

Ing Pro- Amateur at Rolling
Road April Is and through
tentative dates for the Mid
October 26-27-2e at Hot
Springs. Va. there's not an
open date on q Monday. And
seven Fridays and two Thurs
days were booked. It means q
full 29-week schedule for the
pros and their partners.
New events on the schedule
include one for the pros and
club presidents at Manor
Country Club on July 8, and
an event on october 10 In Bal
timore for the pros and mem
bers Of the Professional Base
ball Players Association.
Pine Ridge. the new public
course In Baltimore. will be
host April 20 to q Pro-arnateur
and Chestnut Ridge in Balti.
more and Andrews AFB will
be host to pro tournaments for
the first time. -
Championship At Cascades
There was some talk Of play
ing the Mid-Atlantic Pea
championship at an earlier
date, and separating It from
the annual meeting. hut the
last word was that the pros
viii accept the hospitality Of
the Cascades Club ut Hot
Springs. Va. and return there
in late October for the cham
pionship with q, $4,000 guaran-
tee
Pro-member tournaments in
place Of the pro.amateurs are
becoming increasingly popular
and more Of the pfU-members
were scheduled than ever be-
fore. Erratic handicapping Of
the amateurs in the pro2ams
is one of the reasons for the
decline Of the latter type tour.
nament Z
1t also was voted to increase
the amateur prizes In the Pro-
Amateur tournaments to in
clude one more gross prize and
one more net winner. This fol.
lowed a suggestion by Don Sui.
ivan Of Argyle.
Four pros were voted to Class
A membership. 30 Estridge oil
Prince Georges. Joe Vaeth OF
Clifton Park. Bill Bassler OF
! Rolling road and Dick Mullen
OF Beaver Creek. Frank Cronin
OF the U. Of Maryland was
voted playing privileges. and
Ronnie Stansbury OF Baltimore
c. c.. Bob Schulz Of Chestnut
Ridge. Lew Clark Of Army Navy
Phil Hatley Of Prince Georges,
al Medved Of Fort Meade. Billy
Wolfe Of sligo Park. Jimmy
Clark Of Washington O6cC
were voted TO H membership q
assistants,
Delegates Chosen
Bill Clarke, Mid.Atlantic
PGA president from Hillendale
IN Baltimore and Max Elbin of
Burning Tree. immediate past
president. were named delegates
to the National PGA meeting
In November.
The schedule: Exclusive Of usoA
and MARYLAND state tournamentsI
Aphh lJ-Pro-amAteur At Rolling
s,s ADrii 40. :;,o!.-prO-amsteur at Pin.
Ap,ii :7--PrO-Amatsur at &C. Of
May 4---Pro-amsteur at Bethesda
May 11-PrO-smateur at Court
May :I.Pro-msmber at woodmont.
MAY ss-PTo-member at Prince
June s-Pre-amateur at Norbeek.
June i5-Pro:amateur at Argyle
June ??-Nationsi PoA aualifyins
At lakeside Richmond
June 28-Pro-pro at Sherwood Por-
june .e-pro-amatsur at Bonni.
July s--Pro-club president a,
july co-summer meeting and pro.
July eA-Pro-amatsur At Fountain
July 27-Pro-amateur at OuantIco
July 30--Pro-member At Hillen.
August a--Pro-amateur at subur.
AIsust 1O-Pro-smateur ct Goose
Auaust 17--Pro-i Junior at Renvood
Ausust 2l-Pro-lady at Fountain
August b., .t-HOward County Open
Aasust ai--Pro-amateur q. Eas,
/ 9ept Ii-Asslstant pro champion.
shiD 1t Htllendale.
Sept. 14--Pro-amateur ct Sparrow,
SEPT; Is-Pro-amateur at Chest.
SEPT sl-Pro-amsteur at For,
sept. o-amateur at Andrew
Get 3-4--Hot Springs. Va. Invita-
Ition.
Oct l0:11--Sallsbury open.
players. &C. of Maryland.
Oct. la-Pro-amateur at Greer
Spring Valley
/ Oct :0-23-Baltimore Match Piay
1 Open at Green Spring Valley.
| Oct 96-.7-2S-Mld.A Atlantic pOA
championship and meetine At Hoi
Springs, Va. ttentativO.