Show c New Showdown Format Makes Sense Last year players and officials at much of the construction which began two years ago No special funds were appropriated for the course and Ferrin says the project cost just $20000 which came from Jordan River Parkway monies "We took our time We haven't been in any hurry to get it done We had to build a barrier fence around a maintenance building but we didn't have the money So we just waited for the funds to become available” Ferrin said "It's a place that golfers can bring their wives or girlfriends who may be just learning the game or for players who don’t have a tee time elsewhere” says Ferrin "We hope it fills those niches” The cost is $3 for a round $2 to rent clubs and $1 for a pull cart Unlike many new courses the Parkway trees are mature And there are no sandtraps the Showdown Classic couldn't say enough good things about the event's a best ball pairing 'unique" format senior and regular tour member The pro golfers pleaded that the format not be changed Last week the senior-regula- r tour player matchup was called "a cute idea but impractical” What a difference a few dollars can make There are several positive reasons the Showdown Classic will be an event in 1987 but it really comes down to money The purse of the best-bal- l event was $450000 last year The winning team of Bobby Nichols and Curt Byrum split the $33750 first prize By contrast the winner of this weekend’s $275000 GTE Senior Classic will collect $41250 The '87 Showdown Classic will offer $300000 in prize money making it one of the highest purses on the Senior Tour1 The leaders will take home more money and they won’t have to split with a partner regardless of how much fun they had in years past playing with the regular tour members So Showdown Charities Inc which sponsors the Classic and which has reportedly lost more than $1 million the past three years saves $150000 off the top In addition tournament officials are banking on getting commitments from most of the top seniors then slots at $2500 selling up to 150 pro-ato $3000 each They reason the amateurs will be more likely to play in with seniors whose names the pro-aand careers they are familiar with as opposed to the many young andor regular tour pros the Classic has been drawing The Showdown’s honorary chairman Billy Casper says the pro-ais not only the key to helping the tournament become solvent but the two-da- y is also largely responsipro-able for the huge success of the Senior PGA Tour “The amateurs pay anywhere from ” $1000 to $5000 to play in the said Casper "If you’ve got 50 seniors playing with three amateurs in each group paying $2500 each you've raised $375000 already And you haven’t even gotten your sponsors or your gallery and your advertising revenue in "The amateurs have been the backbone of the Senior Tour The senior professional has talked to the amateur helped him with his game club selection putting everything So the amateur goes away saying 'I had a great time’ "Frankly when the amateurs play with regular tour memin the pro-abers here’s what we re hearing: ‘We are playing with a young fellow we don’t know who in the course of 18 holes maybe says 10 to 15 words to us At the end of 4 Ms hours he goes his way and we go ours he doesn’t want to see us again and what’s more we don’t care whether we see him again’ "We seniors realize if it weren't for the amateur professional golf wouldn't have flourished as it has That’s why the Senior Tour has just boomed” said Casper For economic reasons the Showdown officials jettisoned the novel format and are banking on what they hope is a sure thing Little Voices: Salt Lake's Johnny Miller sank two birdie putts on the last four holes to win last month’s AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Aand its $108000 first prize You might say he did it with his eyes closed — or rather — averted Miller rolled in birds on Nos 15 and 18 while looking at the hole instead of the ball Miller who admits to chronic problems making 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