Watson Favored For Masters After Heritage Upsets
Golf Digest weighs Tom Watson as the favorite for the Masters after his Heritage at Sea Pines display, with Lanny Wadkins rising and other contenders like Bill Kratzert Fuzzy Zoeller Lon Hinkle Ray Floyd in the mix. The piece tracks past Masters results and current form, noting Watsons 12 tour wins since 1971 and Wadkins earnings and scores, then lists key players and the qualifying framework for 1979 Masters.
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Tom Watson
Heritage At Sea Pines
Lanny Wadkins
Golf Digest
Wadkins
Bill Kratzert
Fuzzy Zoeller
Lon Hinkle
Ray Floyd
Watson
Jack Nicklaus
Mahaffey
Los Angeles
Heritage
Nicklaus
Gary Player
Lee Trevino
Andy Bean
Gil Morgan
Seve Ballesteros
Hubert Green
Green Coat
Hale Irwin
Augusta
David Graham
John Mahaffey
Tom Weiskopf
Jerry Pate
Lou Graham
Ben Crenshaw
Tom Kite
Mark Hayes
Andy North
Gene Littler
Mac McLendon
Pendleton’s One Hit Shutout Beats Pacers 12-0
The Citadel pitcher Mike Pendleton delivered a homecoming gem at USC Aiken, tossing a five inning perfect start until a walk and a single ends the no hit bid. Pendleton’s five inning gem backed by nine first inning runs powered USC Aiken to a 12-0 win over the Pacers under the 10 run rule.
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Aiken
Mike Pendleton
Usc-Aiken
Citadel
Elizabeth Harrington
Pacers
Pendleton
Mike Conigliaro
Charlie Colclough
Bulldog
USC
Kite Aims to Win as Greensboro Open Leaders Emerge
Tom Kite says he believes he can win the Greater Greensboro Open after posting a 4 under par 68 to tie Jack Renner and three others for the first round lead. Also tied are Jim Thorpe Bobby Walzer and Keith Fergus who narrowly missed solo pacing with Fergus failing at a final hole birdie bid. Eastwood and Thompson trail by one shot at 69.
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Greensboro
N.C
Jack Renner
Tom Kite
Kite
Renner
Jim Thorpe
Morgan State
Bobby Walzer
Keith Fergus
Fergus
Bob Eastwood
Barney Thompson
Wall Named USC Aiken Basketball Coach
Larry Wall, 33, named new head coach at USC Aiken after guiding Cumberland College to a 22 15 record. He replaces health troubled Lew Perkins and inherits a 16 16 Pacers squad with three starters back, amid strong NAIA ties and South Carolina roots.
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Larry Wall
Cumberland
Usc-Aiken
Usc-A
Lew Perkins
Wall
Pilot Mountain
N.C
North Greenville
Tigerville
Perkins
South Carolina
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