Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-05

CIup IN AKRON, ONO, SeptemDe
The price was right-$75,
Masters. National Open. PGA al
the winner receiving $4,000. A
nothing else seemed to matter.
Arnold Palmer threw the
first clinker into the works
when he won both the Masters
and British Open. Instead of
four. now there are three eligi-
bleS-Palmer. Gary Player and
Jack Nicklaus.
So the International Golf
Sponsors Association is scream
ing foul" and the PGA ad-
mits the whole thing was
handled badly.
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Out in Denver, they have a
72-hole tournament every year
called, appropriately, the Den
yer Open. They put up $50, 900
annually and each year hope
for the best. The best has not
been especially good lately.
It was SO bad last year that
Jim Gaquin, the PGA tourna-
ment manager, was on the
phone during the CARING Open
apologizing to the Denver spon-
sorS because so few of the bet
ter players were going to play.
If anybody hasn't guessed by
now, the world series" con-
flfctS with the Denver Open,
and already the three best
gallery attractions are commit
ted to play elsewhere. Since
the world series" is approved
by the PGA, the Denver spon-
sors can't do anything but
threaten to cancel their tour
nament.
This Of course impresses no
body in the PGA because
there's always another sponsor
waiting to put up money for a
tournament.
The situation brings to mind
a. conversation with the late
Ray OBrien, former tourna-
ment supervisor for the PGA.
O'Brien was sitting IL a press
tent six or seven years ago
talking about starting a minor
league tour "a tour for the
younger players who needed ex-
perience before they could
collect big on the regular tour.
While the regular tour was
playing the big cities for
S35, 900 and $4,000 purses, the
minor leaguers would play the
small towns for $4,000 to
$4,000 pots.
All of which prompted one
club pro intimately connected
with a tournament to remark
caustically:
They better learn how to
manage the one they have be-
fore they start another" They
still haven't learned.
It's not envy Del Beman feels
for his younger brother, Deane,
the former United States and
British Amateur champion
it's suspicion. Every time he
handles one Of those new irons
he used in winning the Dis
trict Amateur, which were
handed to him in such an Off
hand manner, he wonders If
they weren't bought especially
for him.
Del hadn't played seriously
In more than two years when
Deane persuaded him to start
again this season. When Del
said he would have to get some
new irons, Deane handed him
a set he said he had bought for
himself but didn't like.
.s"You know" Del said not
long ago. II think he might
have bought them just for me-"
s-Deane is defending his East
efn Amateur championship in
Portsmouth and Del is one of
his principal challengers. If
Del plays the way he did in the
district Amateur, Deane's clubs
might beat their former owner
cot of the title.
.sNOTES-Ronnie Howell. the
big boomer from Army-Navy,
might get q chance to realize
4. two-year ambition. He's to
be interviewed by a pair Of
financial angels" who might
agree to back him on the pro
tour. He had an interview
scheduled Friday, but it had
10 be Cancelled. :. Eddie Cheek,
The 12-year-old youngster who
SHOT 70 in the Maryland Junior
tied for first place but disquali-
fed himself when he discov-
cred he was too young to play,