Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-01-20 | Page 15 | Revolta Captures Top Money in 'Frisco Tourney

Revolta Captures Top AAoney in j 'Frisco Tourney I 1 By RUSS NEWLAND SAN t-RANCISCO, Cal., Jan. 20 UP Trim, square shouldered Johnny I Revolta pocketed $1000 with the San Francisco match play open golf title and headed for new fields today. The Cvanston, 111., professional, playing streamlined golf under the worst possible weather conditions, rolled up the most one-sided count in the U-year history of the tournament: tour-nament: to defeat Harry Cooper of Chicago! 7 and 6, in the finals yesterday. yes-terday. He hacked sensational subpar golf out) of a course flooded by rain Much of the match was played in a downpour. Greens were covered with water and a miniature lake' formed on one fairway. Four itnder Par When Revolta closed out the match on the 30th hole, he was four under par. Cooper, not up to his usually airtight game, finished three strokes over par. The winner, with a remarkable exhibition of chip shots and putting, putt-ing, carded 16 one-putt greens. On the 27th green there was so much standing water, he used a mashle niblick for his first putt, nearly jumping the ball into the ..cup. In tke morning round Revolta posted a 33-3669, compared to par figures of 36-3672 for the Presidio course. Cooper had a 35-37 35-37 72. Revolta was two up at the ninth and three up at the 18th. He toured the third nine in 35, against) Cooper's 39, to hold a seven up margin at the 27th. As rnnner-up, Cooper won $500. Tony Penna of Dayton, Ohio, won $425 third money. Many Stars Fall The qefending champion, Jimmy Demaret. Houston, Texas, was JOHNNY REVOLTA ousted in the second round by Mel-vin Mel-vin (Chick) Harbert of .Battle Creek, Mich:, on the 19th, while U. S. Open Titleholder Lawson Little lost out in the first I round to Leland Gibson, Kansas City, 2 and 1. Leonard Dodson, Kansas; City, winner of the Oakland open last week, and John Bulla, Greensboro, N. C-..whc took first money in the Los Angelas open, failed to qualify for the San Francisco event along with- Ralph Guldahl, twice holder of the national open crown, and Byron Ne son, current national P. G. A. tiUist The touring brigade headed today to-day for southern California to meet . In the Biig Crosby amateur-professional $3000 event, January 24-26. j