Hamilton Storms to 2004 South Carolina State Amateur Title
Alex Hamilton of Aiken won the 2004 South Carolina State Amateur at Columbia Country Club Blythewood by six strokes finishing 6 under par at 282. Stephen Poole Jr. of Spartanburg and David Dargan of the host club tied for second at even par 288, with Rusty Flanders the top local at 307. Other locals Brad Eskierka Ron Schroder Mike Wiland and Daran Womack also placed mid to high 300s.
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Alex Hamilton
South Carolina Golf Association
Columbia Country Club
Blythewood
Hamilton
South Carolina
Columbia
Stephen Poole Jr
Spartanburg
David Dargan
Fin
Ished
Rusty Flanders
North Augusta
Brad Eskierka
Ron Schroder
Aiken
Mike Wiland
Daran Womack
Gordon seals fourth Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis
Jeff Gordon earned his fourth Brickyard 400 victory at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in a NASCAR overtime finish. He led 124 of 161 laps in his Hendrick Motors Chevrolet, fending off Dale Jarrett on late restarts as the race ended after a green-white-checkered restart. Elliott Sadler finished third with rookies Kasey Kahne and Jamie McMurray also in the top five.
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Indianapolis
Jeff Gordon
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
A.J. Foyt
al Unser
Rick Mears
Gordon
Hendrick Motor Chevrolet
Indy
Brickyard
Dale Jarrett
Nascar
Ryan Newman
Brian Vickers
Jarrett
Ford
Ricky Rudd
Mark Martin
Dale Earnhardt Jr
Elliott Sadler
Robert Yates Racing
Kasey Kahne
Tony Stewart
Greg Biffle
Jamie McMurray
Kevin Harvick
Braves ride Perez two homers past Diamondbacks 11 4
Eddie Perez slugged his first two homers of the season going 4 for 5 as the Braves beat the Diamondbacks 11 4 for their fifth straight win. Russ Ortiz earned his 13th win while Chipper Jones drove in four runs in Atlanta's 14th win in 16 games.
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Eddie Perez
Perez
Atlanta Braves
Arizona Diamondbacks
Atlanta
Russ Ortiz
Chipper Jones
Braves
Philadelphia
Bobby Cox
Diamondbacks
Arizona
al Pedrique
Ortiz
Chad Tracy
Carlos Baerga
Alex Cintron
Luis Terrero
Kogie Hill
Scott Hairston
Kevin Gryboski
Quinton McCracken
Maddux Eyes Place Among Elite 300-Win Club
Greg Maddux joins Roger Clemens in the 300-win club after reaching 300-170 career record with precise control. He suggests other pitchers like Tom Glavine and Randy Johnson could follow, while noting durability and preparation as key factors.
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San Francisco
Greg Maddux
Roger Clemens
Maddux
Clemens
Lucky
Tom Glavine
Atlanta Braves
New York Mets
Lefty
Glavine
Randy Johnson
Giants
Felipe Alou
Philadelphia
Steve Carlton
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