Salt Lake Telegram | 1937-12-20 | Page 13 | Ghezzi Leading Nassau Tourney

Ghezzi Leading Nassau Tourney NASSAU, Bahamas, Dec. 20 (1 Victor Ghezzi, towering golf professional pro-fessional from Deal, N. J, strode into the final round of the $3500 Nassau open today with a two-stroke two-stroke lead on the field after having hav-ing rocketed from 19th place with a pair of 66s. Ghezzi's almost flawless rounds, each four below par, gave him a commanding 54-hole position at 204. two shots ahead of the first-day pace-setter, Sam Snead of White Sulpsur Springs. W. Va. Snead, who faded in the $10,000 Miami Biltmore open last week after af-ter leading through the first two rounds, added a pair of steady par 70s to bis opening 66, but his putts weren't dropping for birdies. Ghezzi, virtuslly Ignored after starting with a 72 Saturday, could do no wrong. He clicked off four birdies on each round, missed only two greens all day. and holed six putts of more then 12 feet. Denny Shute. P. G. A. champion. Paul Runyan or While Plains. N. Y, and Jack Grout of Hershey. Pa., began the last drive trailing by five points, although each with a 209 was one under par for 54 holes. Two strokes farther bark were Willie Macfarlane of Old Oaks. N. Y., who won the Nsssau open last December, and Frank Walsh of Chicago. Johnny Revolts of Evanston. III., the Biltmore winner, apparently was out of the running with a 213. Billy Burke of Belleair. Fla.. turned in a third-round 66, but his total was 214.