AMERICAN GOLF

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 43, 6 March 1937, Page 14

AMERICAN GOLF

[ , BfG PRIZE SffiMX JRON TOTAL OF £31,349 FOR M'AJOR e\®os Densmore Shute's splendid 8 and 2 victory over Jimmy Thomson in the fiiial of the P.GA.. dhampionship brought to a close ihe American summer scheduie of tournaments . There were 35 major tournaments; 27 of them were medal play; two match-play singles; two pro-pro bestball fourball events; and ohe proamateur event at matdh play* These Were played in 15 difierent States, and in Canada. Total prize-money for th# major events amoutited it £31,349. In addition minor sectiona! tournaments brought the total close to £40,000; This was £2800 mere than in 1935. Immediateiy after the P.G.A. final the professionals moved down south to Augusta, Georgia, to epen the 1936-37 winter eircUlt. More than £18,000 has been allocated for the 23 Winter tournaments. Florida heads the Hst With £7600 fot 10 eVents. California is next with £4400 for five, and Texas, North and South Carolina and Georgia tournaments Will raise the pri2Se moriey to the amount Stated. In additiori, 1200 was added to the main purses of the Miami-Blltmore open, and the Nassau open. This WaS awarded to the three lowscoring members of hny of the 28 distriefs of th§ F.G.A. in those two tournaments. This prize was divided; £100 to the first trio of low scorers, £60 fo the Second three and £40 to the thlrd trio. Starting the winter series on November 27-29 With the Augusta £1000 open, Ralph Guldahl won £200 with 75," 71, 70, 67; Shute and Picard each won £130, Armour, Watrous and HineS tOok £73 each, and Runyan and Matiere each got £27. Passirtg on to the Miami-Biltmore Open at Goral Gables, Florida, on December 4-9, the le'aders and prizemoney were:— Ralph Guldahl, 70, 68, 69, 76—283— £500. Horton Smith, 68, 69, 77, 71—285— £250. Gene Sarazen, 69, 72, 74, 71 — 286 — £|75, Harold McSpaden, 70, 71, 75, 70—286 —£175. Denny Shute, 72, 71, 71, 73—287— £130. Henry Picard, 73, 72, 69, 74 — 288 — £100. Mike Turnesa, 71, 73, 71, 78 — 288— £100. Lawson Little, 74, 66, 73, 76 — 289 — £40. There were eleven other' prize-win-ners. A large group of American professionals made the short water trip across the Gulf Strenm ^om Florida to Nassau, the famous Britlsh winter resort. Willie Macfarlane, the 46-year-old Scottish-born professionai, had four rounds of either par or subpar golf, and won first money in the £400 Nassau open by three strokes. His 266 for 72 holes is the lowest score ever recorded on a championship course during a major tournament. Scores: — Willie Macfarlane, 68, 68, 64, 66 — 266— £160. Horton Smith, 71, 66, 65, 67—269— £80. Harry Cooper, 68, 68, 68, 65—269— £80. ,