Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-02-13 | Page 16 | Open Meet Will Test Golf Pros

Open Will Test Golf Pros NEW ORLEANS Feb 13 uP- uP UP The touring professional golfers' golfers contingent goes through an hole 18 dress rehearsal today for lor the fourth annual New Orleans open open and Its Us 1200 first prize money For the pros today's pro ama event will be just another practice round over City Parks Park's championship course but for local amateurs it will be memorable event depending upon the pros picked as partners Some landscaping here and there has toughened the course a bit adding about a stroke a round to the yard layout although par for the open remains at Harry Thomas homas ht host st professional thought the winner shouldn't have to trim more than a few strokes off that figure Jimmy Demaret of ot Houston Texas turned in a under two-under-par aggregate of to win the open here last year Henry Picard shot In 1939 and Harry Cooper chalked up to win the 1938 tournament Lawson Little of San Francisco who won the Texas open at San Anto Antonio lo last Sunday never never has broken In the three tournaments tournaments ments meats here He shot In both 1938 and 1939 and managed to better better bet bet- ter that with last year Snappiest practice round turned in Tuesday was the under par 67 turned In by Vic GhezzI Chezzi New Jersey pro tying the course record The first hole 18 round of the open weather permitting begins tomorrow the second 18 on Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day and the the final final 36 on Sunday