As Don states, there were certainly blurred lines about eligibility for the Publinx, and no doubt there were abuses, whether unintentional or not.
That said, there were also players legitimately eligible who no doubt looked forward to the event.
Is this yet another example of Mike Young's statement on another thread about the USGA doing less and less for public golf?
The Masters felt it a legitimate enough tournament for an invite-
The Four ball Championships sound like great fun for the Buffy and Hamilton Hearst III set