Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-19

although Pro Bill Bassler will
try TO accommodate anybody
who wishes a change. His num-
Der is Ridgeway 1892 in Ca
louisville, Md. The pro-am
scheduled for Pine Ridge has
been cancelled.
Early entries for the Belle
Haven 4-Ball May 7-10 include
the defending champions, Wynn
sol Spencer Of Newport News,
Va, and Jack Kurtz Of Jupiter.
Fla. Westbriar Country
Clubs new clubhouse is show
ing steady progress.
After Dow Finsterwald stag
gered to. the Greensboro Open
title last week with a final
round N. the question was
asked, who was the last pro to
win a big tournament with a
last-round score that high?
A seven-year search Of the
record books failed to produce
anything comparable. The next
highest final rounds were 75s
by Art Wall in winning the
Bing Crosby tournament this
year. AL Besselink winning at
Kansas City in 1857. and Arnold
Palmer at Wilmington, N. c.,
the same year.
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The deadline for National
Open entries is only 10 days off,
April 20. Ray Lawrenson, sec
rotary Of the District Golf AS
ISOLATION, has ample entry
blanks at his home, Hemlock
9-1540. Amateurs are remind
ed that the handicap maximum
is two. Qualifying will be at
Woodmont May 10 and Con-
gressional June /.
Gene Pittman of Congress
sional. 1857 District senior
champion, is the new USGA
senior representative for this
section. He succeeds the late
Gen. Floyd Parks :. Bob Faris,
director of athletics at George
Washington University, will be
chairman of the Southeastern
Conference championship that
will be played May SIS at
Woodmont. CIV and Davidson
tied for the team title last
year.
Tickets have been distributed
to the area clubs for the May
81 exhibition match at Court
House featuring Sam Snead.
Dick lanes, the host pro, and
Snead will meet Lew WorSham
and Clarence Doser, the Mid
Atlantic PGA champion from
Woodmont.
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The weeks events include
spring field days Wednesday at
Congressional and Argyle, and
Manor's dinner Wednesday
night fox George Thornton, golf
committee chairman the past
four years.
Columbia's opening day
Thursday will include a party
for a certain fellow in the pro
shop and it's not Freddie
Mcleod. Kenwood's spring
field day is Saturday. Friday,
the Bethesda Exchange Club
will have a tournament and
dinner at Brooke Manor, fol-
lowed by the Semi-anuual sports
night quiz among members of
the press, radio and TV, who
will quiz each other.
When CASTOR Miller watched
Vern johnson make a hole-in-
one on the new 18th hole at
Congressional last Wednesday.
Miller wasn't too excited. After
all, he had watched Charley
Easton, the Mid-Atlantic aSSis-
tant pro champion, make an
ace on the 9th only two days
previously. 1t was JohnSon's
third ace, Easton'S first.
Fort Dupont's new nine will
be opened sometime between
May IS and 80. Two new
bridges, at a cost of $1,000,
should be completed by that
time.
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1t has been a most interest
ing week, one of the best ever.
The pleasant problem Of find
ing a spot for the silver service
and centering the scroll and
caricature on the recreation
wall. Then a passport applica-
ton, birth certificate, smallpox
shot, ETC., for the trip to Scot
land. How can you ever thank
so many nice people?