Evening star., 1962-10-07

that is.
The latest financial slater
that Arnold Palmer, Nicklaus
money events of the season. is
in front of everybody with
S82, 2,448 In official" money.
Nicklaus is listed third with
1881, ,318, behind Gene Littler's
$63, 500.
If.ever an organization had
its head buried in the sand 1t
must be the PGA. What hap
pened to the $50, 1000 NicklauS
won in the World Series OF
Golf?
He isn't even given credit for
! 1t in unofficial" money, the
PGA's term for such events as
pro ans. Actually, Nicklaus has
won $112,313 with the $4,000
from the World Series" added
to the $62,313 in both official
and unofficial money.
Perhaps the PGA chooses to
ignore what golf bluffs know to
be fact because it found itself
| in an awkward position when
| it gave it's official pat on the
head to the World Series"
which was held in conflict with
the Denver Open early last
month.
Since then the International
Golf Sponsors Association has
| let the PGA know it didn't like
being sold out to a television
show, which in reality is what
the World Series was designed
for, and would like some insur-
anoe that another mess like this
won't happen again.
However, the PGA can be
quite callous toward sponsors,
probably feeling that if one
sponsor drops a tournament,
there's always another one
ready to step in-at a higher
price.
The PGA has been right, too.
Take for instance the North
and South Open, one OF the
finest tournaments ever held.
Players got free room and
board in Pinehurst, the annual
scene of the tournament, and
were treated royalty. They were
not bothered by spectators be-
cause the gallery rarely ex-
ceeded a few hundred.
But they played for a rela-
lively small purse OF $7,5oO.
When it was suggested that
free room and board be dropped
and an equivalent amount
added to the purse, Pinehurst,
Inc, acted in a manner that
should draw nothing but ad-
miration.
1t dropped the tournament
Too commercial, was the rea-
son.
OF course this disturbs
Nicklaus not at ALL He has hi
money invested soundly. prob
ably could live comfortably OF
the interest from his "unofti
cial" earnings for some time.
His only major setback wa
inflicted by one j. r. Mccoy
who couldn't even qualify TO.
the National Open, much les!
win it as Nicklaus did in a play
off with Palmer.
Mccoy is dean of Ohio State
University's College of i;om-
merce. He requested that Jack
withdraw from the fall semes-
ter since he will miss at least
three weeks of classes and his
instructors believe he can't miss
that much time and complete
requirements satisfactorily.
This leaves Jack with nothing
to do now but go out and win
more money.
NOTES - The nominating
committees choice for presi-
dent of the Middle Atlantic
PGA hasn't been announced as
yet. but rumors circulating
within area clubs say that
George Bird of Willow Oaks in
Richmond is hot candidate.
The election will be held at the
fail meeting next month.
At the request of contestants
in the Payne Trophy tourna-
ment, which concluded at Con-
gressional Thursday, the Mary
land State Golf Association will
discuss holding the tournament
permanently in Washington in
stead of shifting to Baltimore
in alternate years. The discus
sion is due an airing Friday at
Green Spring. =. With the
Manor Four-Ball tournament
dropped, the big loser is Brooke
Manor, which graciously gave
up its dates to its neighbor
club. The Brooke Manor Invi-
tation now is scheduled october
1928 instead of this week.