Show Smith Tackles Nelson In n Florida off Play S BELLEAIR March 11 AP The AP-The The touring golf professionals profession profession- als are nearing the end of the golden trail that leads from coast coasto to o coast and back again but they still have to shoot at atin atin in n four more winter tournaments After Horton Smith Oak Park Ill veteran and Byron Nelson former national open champion from rom Toledo Ohio dispose of an hole 18 play-off play here today for first place in the Florida west coast open tournament the tour our swings to ancient St. St Augustine Augustine Augus- Augus tine ine for the national pro-amateur pro and in cash From there the trail leads to North Carolina for the north and south open at Pinehurst the Greensboro tourney and the Land of the Sky event at Asheville N. N C. C The last stop is at Augusta Ga April 6 3 for the masters' masters tournament Ben Hogan the little Texan playing playing- out of Purchase N. N Y and the seasons season's leading money winner will be the defender inthe in inthe inthe the three North Carolina events i Jimmy Demaret the smiling Texan from Houston will defend the masters' masters title Both Hogan L and Demaret passed up the Belleair Belleair Belleair Belle- Belle air event Smith and Nelson tied with 54 S hole scores of seven under par yesterday in a blanket finish S Nelson put together a pair of ol for his last two rounds and came up with a birdie three on the home hole to gain a tie tic t with Smith w wo o had a 67 61 and 68 61 for his final two rounds 6 |