Floyd shoots PGA first round record 63 at Southern Hills
Ray Floyd led the 64th PGA Championship with a 7 under 63 at Southern Hills, beating Jack Nicklaus by 11, Tom Watson by nine, and easing past Gilder and Norman. He made nine one putts and tied the PGA 18 hole record on the back, calling it the best round of his life while enduring 102 degree heat.
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Tulsa
Okla
Ray Floyd
Floyd
Jack Nicklaus
Tom Watson
Bob Gilder
Greg Norman
Southern Hills Country Club
PGA
Bruce Crampton
Bobby Nichols
Fred Couples
Gary Player
Hale Irwin
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Nicklaus
Couples
Watson Stadler Bring Golf Back To Main Street
In a portrait of unglamorous authenticity, Tom Watson and Craig Stadler, the 1982 stars, headline the PGA Championship at Southern Hills Tulsa. The piece celebrates their bland, relatable image contrasted with prior showmanship and notes Stadler's Masters victory and Watson's Open win while tracing their growing charisma through quiet confidence and superb shot making.
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Watson
Stadler
Main Street
Tulsa
Okla
Tom Watson
Craig Stadler
Madison Avenue
Jack Nicklaus
Troon
Scotland
Southern Hills
Nicklaus
Pebble Beach
America
Walter Hagen
Bob Jones
Sam Snead
Arnold Palmer
Lee Trevino
Ben Hogan
Ice Man
Braves Fall To Dodgers In 10th After Royster’s Error
Atlanta led 2 0 until a sixth inning Valenzuela bruise and Washington two run homer. In the ninth Royster’s misplay on Rick Monday’s grounder let Pedro Guerrero score the tying run, and Washington’s error opened the 10th as Los Angeles won 3 2.
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LOS Angeles
Atlanta
Joe Torre
Braves
Jerry Royster
Los Angeles Dodgers
Dodgers
San Diego
Fernando Valenzuela
Bob Horner
Valenzuela
Dodger
Frank Jobe
Cincinnati
Claudell Washington
Bruce Benedict
Royster
Washington
Rick Monday
Pedro Guerrero
Atlanta Braves
Los Angeles Dodger
Steve Sax
Nimmer Leads SCGA Amateur After First Round
Clemson golfer Tony Nimmer shot 68 to lead the South Carolina Golf Association State Amateur at Riverside with Greenville’s Bill Lovett two strokes back. Aiken’s Mike Wiland and Blythewood’s David DuPre sit three behind after 71s, as the field moves to Chanticleer for the 36-hole cut and weekend rounds.
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Greenville
Tony Nimmer
Clemson
South Carolina Golf Association
Aiken
Mike Wiland
Blythewood
David DuPre
Wiland
Greenville Country Club
Riverside
DuPre
Chanticleer
Bill Hardy
Mike Carlisle
Nimmer
Ridgeland
Bill Lovett
Travelers Best
Dillard Pruitt
Conquistador Cielo to Return in Jim Dandy at Saratoga
Aiken trained Conquistador Cielo returns to action Sunday in the Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga Race Course. The 3 year old colt carries 128 pounds under allowance conditions and aims to extend a six of seven season with $365,470 earned. Trained by Woody Stephens and owned by Henryk deKwiatkowski, the colt is coming off the July 5 Dwyer Stakes victory and previously set a track record in the May 31 Metropolitan Handicap.
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Saratoga Springs
N.Y
Conquistador Cielo
Saratoga Race Course
Woody Stephens
Henryk de Kwiatkowski
Belmont Park
Mr. Prospector
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