Show W Winter Golf Circuit Tough Road For Pros Who Seldom Triumph I CORAL GABLES Fla Dec 21 AP The AP-The The news that HOrton Smith topped the 1936 golf gall money winners with in prizes I raised the question today of how the lesser Jesser known winter ment players get by financially The answer gleaned answer gleaned from the golfers themselves and from from tourney tourney tourney tour tour- ney officials is officials is that many of them dont don't get by so well But while they may end up each seasons season's campaign broke always theres there's the possibility of fame and the big money and they keep on swinging spending and hoping The ma majority do not earn enough prize money during the season for tor a tick ticket t home Depend on Skill Few of them have private in in- in comes Practically all aU depend entirely entirely entirely en en- upon their golf gol skill for a a livelihood They do it like this Most of the or more who play the prize money circuit are professionals professionals professionals pro pro- at northern courses which are closed in the winter Some save enough from their summer salaries to finance their winter treasure seeking Others continue to draw their salaries because of the prestige prestige prestige pres pres- tige their playing gives the home clubs Equipment manufacturers finance the southern sojourn of at many top shots They pay good salaries and furnish balls and clubs In return they receive good advertising when their field men win Guldahl Second Some professionals come south at atthe atthe atthe the suggestion of wealthy home club members who want to play with them while vacationing in Florida The young ones invest their savings savings sav say ings lags in the winter tour not because they expect to make malte money but to win a reputation and help them get better belter club berths Those W-T W have neither club connections connections con con- nor sponsors hit for the prize money alone and they have to tobe tobe tobe be good to break even Next to Smith biggest money winner was Ralph Guldahl of ot St St. Louis with For every player like Smith and Guldahl there were a hundred however however however how how- ever who didn't make a nickel Even Guldahl for example made only 5 54 last year |