Show THREE HUNDRED Nun ENTER L L A TOURNEY Golfers F From om 26 States I. I to Contest in T Tourney LOS cs ANGELES ANGELES Tan Jan 4 5 AP- AP Si L golf courses courses tee teemed ed edt t a t today day as th the hour approaChed ap- ap d for the preliminaries to the open tournament Nearly Near Near- ly IF players both amateur and pr pr representing the best from twenty six states England and Canada were entered Thirty six holes of qualifying play on the courses of the Los Angeles Brentwood California Wilshire and I Hillcrest Country Countr clubs will determine before night the players to qualify for the start in the 72 holes of pla play at i El Caballero Country club on Fri Fri- 1 da day About forty of these already already al- al ready are chosen these being the foreign players and leaders In the national open and local championship champion champion- ship tournaments of the past year who are exempt from qualifying pla play by virtue or of theIr past mances These are practicing up on other courses for the Friday start of the main event Out of the players payers who qualify for the entry entry en- en try list only 64 will wll get into the final hole 36 championship flight Sunday That field will comprise the 64 low scores and ties at the end of the first 36 holes at Cabalero Caballero Cabal Cabal- lero 18 of which will be played Friday Friday Fri Fri- day and 18 Saturday The one day Interval in the play Thursday will be devoted to practice practice tice play on the various courses here The El Caballero Country club offers ers a real championship par 72 course 36 out and 36 in Its record was set last November 19 by Tack Jack Tarrant professional at the club who then went over it itt In 66 Greens are in excellent shape a bit fast fastnow fastnow now after the cold weather but WI with th risIng temperatures prevailing It promises to offer Its best chal- chal ieng eng to the entrants |