Floyd Wins PGA Title After Nervy Final Round
Ray Floyd clinched his second PGA Championship at Southern Hills after a dramatic final round. He battled nerves and a shrinking lead to finish 8 under 272, two strokes ahead of Lanny Wadkins, with Fred Couples sharing third. Floyd earned 65,000 dollars, while Wadkins received 45,000 and others collected smaller sums.
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Tulsa
Okla
Ray Floyd
Southern Hills Country Club
Floyd
Fred Couples
Lanny Wadkins
Ole Ray Floyd
Wadkins
Couples
Calvin Peete
Jim Simons
Greg Norman
Jay Haas
Bob Gilder
Tom Kite
Tom Watson
Jerry Pate
Lon Hinkle
Jack Nicklaus
U.S
Conquistador Cielo Captures Jim Dandy at Saratoga
Conquistador Cielo, trained by Woody Stephens, narrowly defeats Lejoli by one length in the Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga, run 1 1/8 miles in 1 48 3-5 on a fast track amid light drizzle. Gato Del Sol wins the fourth race by four lengths, with a Travers Stakes rematch looming.
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Lejoli
Saratoga
Saratoga Springs
N.Y
Saratoga Race Course
Aiken
Woody Stephens
Affirmed
Gato del Sol
Illuminate
Dodgers Nab 2-0 Win as Braves Slip in NL West Race
Dodgers beat Braves 2-0 as Ken Landreaux scores both runs and Bob Welch dominates on the mound. Los Angeles surged with six straight wins while Atlanta dropped six in a row as the division battle tightened and leaders shifted.
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LOS Angeles
Los Angeles Dodgers
Atlanta Braves
Ken Landreaux
Bob Welch
Dodgers
Braves
Bob Horner
Atlanta
Dodger Stadium
Tom Lasorda
Joe Torre
Lasorda
Large wild game poaching cases reach trial week
In Atlanta an AP report says more trials follow a major wild game poaching operation that led to new Alabama game laws. Russell Lee Harris of Escambia County pled guilty to federal game law violations and marijuana distribution, receiving 10 years plus five year terms.
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Atlanta
Alabama
Russell Lee Harris
Escambia County
Ala
Mobile
U.S
Emmett Cox
Don Pfitzer
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Keith McCartney
Fish and
McCartney
Southeast
Pruitt Wins SC State Amateur as Aiken golfers excel
Dillard Pruitt won the South Carolina Golf Association State Amateur title at Greenville Country Club with a 286 total. Aiken's Michael Carlisle shot 74 for 297, placing fifth, while Len Yaun 304, Mike Wiland 305, and David Reece 311 also posted solid scores. George Bryan finished third with 293 and Bill Lovett tied for fourth at 294 as winds pushed scores higher.
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Greenville
Dillard Pruitt
South Carolina Golf Association
Aiken
Michael Carlisle
Bill Lovett
DuPre
Tony Nimmer
Ridgeland
Midland Valley Ousted In Dixie Majors World Series
Midland Valley All-Stars, South Carolina, lost two straight games in the Dixie Majors World Series in Nacogdoches Texas and head home. They were swept 3-0 by Alabama state champions and suffered a subsequent loss in a late game against the Louisiana Texas loser, with results incomplete.
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Nacogdoches
Tex
Midland Valley All-Stars
Alabama
Midland Valley
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Conquistador
Terry Harper
L.A. Whittle
Clemson University
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Chanticleer Course
Greenville Country Club
David DuPre
George Bryan
Columbia
South Carolina
Charleston
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