McEnroe Defeats Borg in Wimbledon Final Again
John McEnroe wins his first Wimbledon title by defeating Bjorn Borg 4-6 7-6 7-6 6-4 in the final. The American faces possible sanctions from the International Tennis Council for on-court protests and off-court conduct, with a ruling to come after the U S Open.
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Wimbledon
England
John McEnroe
International Tennis Council
McEnroe
Bjorn Borg
Stacy Margolin
Borg
New York
John Patrick McEnroe
All-England
Flushing Meadow
Britain
All- England
Kathy Rinaldi
Little
Stuart
Fla
Sue Rollinson
Claudia Pasquale
Switzerland
Lloyd
Hana Mandlikova
Czechoslovakia
Peter Fleming
Stephenson Captures LPGA Peter Jackson Classic Title
Stephenson birdies the 18th from 15 feet to win by one stroke at Summerles Golf Club. Lopez-Melton and Bradley finish two behind as Stephenson earns $30,000 from the $200,000 event.
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Dorian
Quebec
Jan Stephenson
Summerles Golf Club
Stephenson
Arizona
Nancy Lopez-Melton
Pat Bradley
Lopez-Melton
Aiken Post 26 Hosts Bamberg After Rain Postponement
Aiken Post 26 carries a 5-6 record as they host Bamberg at Citizens Field for a 7:30 p.m. Legion game. Bamberg leads League IV at 9-2. Congaree game rescheduled to Thursday 7:30 p.m. at Citizens Field, giving Aiken four games this week including Camden on Wednesday and Irmo on Friday.
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Ducks
Aiken
American Legion
Congaree
Bamberg
Citizens Field
Camden
Irmo
Carlisle Paces Field In Houndslake Tourney
Mike Carlisle fired a 54 hole total of 221 to win the Club Championship at Houndslake Country Club and earn a State Amateur berth. 90 competitors competed over three days with six flights, as Kenny Wiland and others also qualified for the State event.
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Mike Carlisle
Houndslake Country Club
Houndslake
Kenny Wiland
Bill Townsend
Townsend
Carlisle
Berry
Frank Wiland
Bob Marchal
Paul Weinle
Ronnie Garrett
Roy Mills
Elizabeth Harrington
Fiori Wins Western Open With Record 277 at Butler National
Ed Fiori captured the 78th Western Open title at Butler National in Oak Brook Ill with a final round 67. He finished 72 holes at 277 11 under par, four strokes clear of runner up Jim Simons Greg Powers and Jim Colbert. The Sugar Land Texas resident earned $54000 and overcame a field that included Nicklaus Trevino and Watson.
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Ed Fiori
Butler National Golf Club
Oak Brook, Ill
Oak Brook
Ill
Fiori
Scott Simpson
Jack Nicklaus
Lee Trevino
Tom Watson
Nicklaus
Trevino
Watson
Jim Simons
Greg Powers
Jim Colbert
Bill Rogers
Sugarland
Texas
Fiori Wins Tour Finish After Final-Round Rally
Fiori overcomes Rogers and Simons to seize victory in tough final round. He parred the 18th after an 80-foot putt save and moved into a three way tie before finishing ahead of Simons, Colbert, and Powers. The win adds $54,000 to his year’s earnings near $90,000.
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Fiori
Rogers
Simons
Tom Weiskopf
Colbert
Powers
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Charles Hartline
Chris Sipe
Bill Hardy
Jim Hamilton
John Woodard
John Thomas
Mike Wiland
Frank Lock
Bob Marcha
Jim Blalock
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