Show Richest Golf Tournament ripen Open en Starts Saturday Golfing will be at its best in fn in the fair fairways ways of the course this weekend weekend week week- end as s pros from California Montana Nevada Idaho Arizona Wyoming Colorado Colorado Colo Colo- rado and most of the top pros of utah Utan compete for the 1 1000 COO plus a 4 foot foot high trophy championship THE HIKO Bell Golf classic will start Saturday and continue until Sunday The Pro Pro Pro-Am Am contest will be played Friday In the Pro Pro Pro-Am Am event one professional golfer is paired with wilh three amateurs using their handicaps The pro pro pro-Am Am is played as as' as as a a team affair over 18 holes utilizing the two best balls of the foursome four four- some The regular tournament Is a 36 hole 36 hole affair with 18 holes to be played Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day and 18 Sunday The event is co sponsored co-sponsored by the Vernal Vernal Vernal Ver Ver- nal Mens Golf Association and Hiko Bell Mining 1 and Oil Company INTEREST In the Vernal Open has been high because of the determination of the local golf promoters to put the Vernal golf tournament back on the the map Craig Caldwell and Bud Covington executives of Hiko Bell have contributed significantly financially and by personal promotion to make this tournament one of the richest and best tournaments in inthe inthe inthe the state The limit limit of golfers was reached early this week and some golfers have had to be turned do THE COURSE is in the best shape it has ever been A new fence asphalt parking painting and cement repairs as well as general clean clean up up and repairs repairs repairs re re- pairs have been made at the course during the past two weeks in preparation preparation preparation of the tournament The nine nine hole hole course will offer a challenge challenge challenge chal chal- lenge to most golfers as as it has some tricky holes and the 36 par will not take too much of a beating according to local golfers FLIGHTS WILL start at amand am a.m. and continue through th the until the day until dawn at about 10 minute intervals About golfers will be on the course at one onetime onetime onetime time through the day according to plans o of the tournament committee of the Mens Mena Golf Association THE FIRST hole is a yard yard par three It can be beta bea a hard hole with deep rough and an out bounds out of bounds fence on on the left The tee is on the hill near the clubhouse and much of the fairway between between be be- tween tee and green is hidden The second hole is a yard yard par fi five ve The tea is on a hill and deep rough can be found on the left A slight dogleg right the fairway here is not in the best of condition but winter rules will probably be followed allowing allowing allowing allow allow- ing golfers to improve their lieTHE lie THE THIRD hold is a yard par five with a a severe dogleg right The best way to play it is hitting down the left side to the turn and then a straight shot toward the green But this can be dangerous as as the rough on the left is deep There is rough too on the right but not as severe Hole no four comes back north parallel parallel parallel par par- to no three It is a par four yard hold with the dogleg left and not too many golfers will get home in two THE FIFTH sixth and seventh holes are similar par fours and yards respectively respectively- These are good par holes but birds will not come easily No eight is another par four yards with a dogleg left and uphill The ninth hole is a great finisher for fans who can cluster around the clubhouse and watch the golfers struggle It is y yards straight uphill |