Evening star., 1960-07-17
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PEA Gives Palmer
Shot at Triple Crown

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course had been yielding were
much too low for a tournament
as important as the PGA.
In the last year and a half
Is of the 18 tees have been re-
located or enlarged, two new
green's built. the yardage in
creased 500 yards to 7,165, the
fairways narrowed, the rough
thickened, 48 new traps added,
and two artificial lakes built
into the playing area. Only one
thing has been cut-the par,
from II to 35-35-70.
Jones admits proudly that he
has made it a course worthy of
a championship. The pros prob
ably think he has created an
other monster.
It's been toughened so much
that the host pro. Alex Redl.
predicts it'll take 285--five over
par for the 72-hole distance
to win.
Jones says 284 ought to be
the lowest it can be played. This
compares with the 265 total
that won the 1854 Rubber City
Open over the old Firestone
course for Tommy Bolt, or the
267 that won the Rubber City
for Tom Nieporte last year.
Third Medal Event
Rosburg. who won last year
at Minneapolis when Jerry
Barber blew up on the last
two holes, and Dow Finsterwald
are the only former champions
who have captured the PGA
under medal-play rules. Be-
fore 1858, when Finsterwald
took the title, the PGA was q
week-long test of match play
the basis under which it was
won by three time champions
Sam Snead and Gene Sarazen
and two-time kings Ben Hogan
Paul Runyan and Denny Shute
They'll be around again this
time with ex-champs Johnny
Revolta, Henry Picard, Vic
Ghezzi, Jim Ferrier, Chandler
Harper, Jim Turnesa, Walt
Burkemo, Chick Harbert, Doug
Ford, Jack Burke, and Lionel
Hebert. Then there are the
many tour regulars, headed by
Art Wall, Ventura, Barber, Mike
Souchak, Julius Boros and Gene
Littler.
The pot is a minimum $50,-
900, with $4,000 to the winner
Both could be increased if the
expected attendance records
are set. The full field will play
the first two rounds-18 holes
each on Thursday and Friday
with the 80 low scorers and ties
advancing to the third round
Saturday and the low so ano
ties to Sundays showdown.
Pairings and starting times
OF the eight representatives of
the Middle Atlantic PGA:
First time is Thursday and
second Friday:
7:21 and 11:26-Cos Tiso of
Bonnie View in Baltimore with
Carl Beljan Of Pittsburgh and
Bill Mix, Albany, N. Y.
1855 and 12:01-Clare Emery
of Washington G&CC with
Harold Sanderson, Summit
N. j., and Alex Sinclair, Schen-
ectady, N. Y
o:oS ana l:O4-Blll Collins
Baltimore, with Bob Rosburg
Overland Park, Kans., and
Gene Littler, El Cajob, Calf
1923 and 2:28-Clarence Do.
ser, Shady Grove, with Ivar
Gantz, Indianapolis, and Don.
aid Klein, Sante Fe, N. Mex.
l1:47 and 7:42-Walter Ro.
mans, Baltimore &C with Bill
Grygiel, Baldwinsville, N. Y.
and Dick Stranahan, Alameda
Calf.
1:25 and 9:2O-Chandlel
Harper. Portsmouth, Va, with
Tommy Jacobs, Palm Springs
Calf, and Bill Johnston, Provo
; Utah.
8 2:o7 and l0:02-Charles
: Bassler, Turf Valley of Ellicotr
! City with Jim Guinnup, La.
: fayette, Ind, and Verl Stinch,
K comb, Portsmouth, Ohio.
!; 2:28 and 10:23-John ODon,
e nell, Mount Pleasant Of Bal,
$ timore with Henry Castillo
Tampa, Fla, and Harry Dee
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