Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-11
TEE TO GREEN
The Pros Split the Douqh
BY MERRELL WHlTTLEsEY

AFTER JOE CAMPBELL REVEALED the other day
that his $4,000 holen-one at Palm Springs, Calf had
been sliced three and that he would get just S2 $780,
the question raised to how much of this purse
splitting takes place the pro golf circuit.
Campbell and Buddy Sullivan a pro buddy split their
winnings $3.50 And Campbell said that Charlie Faust
AiS hacker, gets half of what Joe wins, in return for
$500 weekly expense money.
So Sullivan presumably received $2s 900 because he
picked the right player to team up with. And Faust
pockets S12,5OO for his confidence in Campbell
call to the Baltimore golf writer's revealed that Billy
Collins, the big better from Baltimore turned down
split last year. and profted by it.
Collins offered $4,000 to make the entire circuit
and split of his winnings guarantee by hacker
in Florida Collins wanted bigger guarantee, didn't get
it, and struck out his own.
Billy $12 2O4 in what the PGA refers to as official
money, and pocketed another $4,000 in pro-amateurs
guarantees and contracts with u S. Royal Crystal River
Estates in Florida and HiIlerich g. Bradsby.
WIFFY COX, THE CONGRESSIONAL PRO- and
headlner on the circuit when the dollar worth far
more than it is today interrupted during round of
golf yesterday for information the pros of another
Cox said he was on his own most of the way, but
he did recall one profitable split.
Billy Burke and both were playing good golf in
1881" Cox said 1t the year after Bobby Jones
retirement and Cox and Burke were co-favortes in the
United States Open.
1--WE agreed that if either of won the winner would
give the other $780, Burke the title after the
memorable double playof with George Won Elm. Cox
finished fourth
Jimmy Hines and I split part of one season on the
Eastern and Southern circuit" Cox said. Il playing
pretty good but he had bad streak and that decision
cost me money
Cox in three playofs, one with Wild Bill Mehl-
horn and two with Joe Turnesa Witty said that as far
he could remember they played for first and second
money, and didn't split Cox all three.
CHANDLER HARPER, A VETERAN of many seasons
on the PEA tour, and leading money winner up to
couple of years ago, contacted at his BdeAWee Club
in Va will of
the winter.
81 never had partner" Harper said 81 just didn't
believe in it. 1t has to make both players feel bad The
guy who wins couple of thousand is going be peeved
he has to give half of it away and the fellow he's
splitting with has to feel guilty about taking it."
Harper asked about playof money, and how often
1t was split
Il was in three playofs and we always agreed to
divide the money before left the tee" Harper said
"but all three times the other guy approached
always felt that if you playing good enough to tie
for tournament you were playing good enough to win
the payof.
"snead and tied for the Virginia Open one year.
and with just few hundred dollars at stake he
to me and suggested we split it. We did. Snead has
been in dozens of payofs and I'd like to bet he's split
most of them on his insistence."
HARPER SAID THAT ONE PRO who never divided
payof money was Byron Nelson. HE wouldn't split with
his grandmother" Harper said He thought he could
win every tournament he entered"
Chandler guessed that Ben Hogan probably agreed to
split when he was involved in ties Hes
tive than Nelson Chandler said And besides his play
of record is bad don't believe he's more than
Two years ago when Art WALL Jackie Burke and Bob
RoSourg tied for the Eastern Open in Baltimore, they
took off on sudden-death playof Wall won it on the
first hole and officially credited with $4,000 to ST. $50
for the other two
"Confdentally, Art" reporters asked him after the
presentation did you all split it three ways?"
Almost" Wall replied 1--WE split most of it, and
Just played for enough to make it worth while walking
extra hole