Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-07
TEE 1oGREEN
Sam Says It's the Pencil
By MERRELL wHITTLEsEY

MOST PEOPLE WILL remember the 1859 Masters for
Champion Art Walls five brides the last six holes
Arnold Pamers disastrous six on the three l2th but
Myoun pardon personal reference, not me-
And that's not to detract from Wallis superlative
finish Art nice guy They say he's colorless but he's
friendly He has come long way since couple of lean
years in pro golf Art win be credit to the green coat
Masters champion wears
But to me the 1859 Masters will be the unforgettable
memory of Sam snead and Ben Hogan walking up to the
first tee Saturday afternoon Maybe it sentiment
maybe it something else However, it probably
the srangest pairing in the history of this great ourna
ment STILL it was wonderful.
FOR THE LAST COUPLE Of years we've been reading
maudlin pieces about Snead and Hogan being the
hill We've never believed line of them. Sam and Ben
could go forever and be the co-favorites every time
they tee up the ball. in the Masters the National Open
It's office gag that I've picked Snead to win every
tournament he has entered for But each time
have been apprehensive Hogan all other chaenge
Last Tuesday and Wednesday at Augusta National,
the two final practice days for the Masters the old Snead
hySteria gripped us.
After ALL was the favorite of the Masters cham
pons the golf writers and the bookmakers That sweet
swing looked sweeer and he in high good humor
And Hogan the Hawk, ght-lipped ever still looked
dangerous. Ben appeared resoutely determined.
WHEN SAM ROLLED in an 18-foot birdie putt from
the fringe Of the first green you he was going to
birdie the comparatively easy second hole And with
start like that you could visualize nothing worse than
first round 66
But somehow Sam didn't birdie the second hole In
fact he brded only hole the entire round And
ne had some bogeys four Of the and of his pars
came the hard way
But Sam wasn't discouraged He said later in the lower
locker room at Augusta National that he had played
OF the greatest shots of his fe but the unpredctabe gusts
OF wind caught them You swallowed that hook line and
snker Sam was playing beautifully It the wind He'd
make his move the next day.
EOWEUEp ON rpYDAu -rhon 20 -,.-.-.
and four were under TO- Sam out there shooting 73
And on Saturday when there 10 par breakers and
four more under TO- Snead shooting par 7 and not
one of his good rounds
first round and with those relatively easy par fives on
the back nine coming up you figured Hogan going
be So at the worst
But Ben stumbled to 73 And on the 18th hole when
he hit disturbngy bad second shot that led to DOGGY
Hogan slammed his club into the turf and splaered
on some of his worshpers Ben repentan but it was
too late.
On Friday, Hogan couldn't do any better than "a and
Saturday when he paired with Snead Ben out in
Al There must have been 10000 in their gallery and the
people were sad They kept whispering Hogans five
par Hogans five over par as though they hoping
somebody would say it wasn't so.
BEN SALvAGED A IS out of that back nine for rs
and he pared Sundays round for 2e5 He won $780,
rather he received $780, Every pro who shows up ge
$3.50 Snead only two strokes lower with 293 after
another u on Sunday That worth 81 275. Wall Won
$4,000
You 60 the record book and you can't believe what
you maybe you don't want to believe it. but
hasn't major tournament since the 1854 Masters
when he beat Hogan in a payoff And Hogan hasn't wor
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