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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1995
Page
9
A golfer clinched her first U S Women’s Open title, finishing with a final round 68 to seal victory. The win marks her first major triumph and places her in the spotlight of national golf coverage.
North Augusta won District 8 to earn a trip to the state tournament in Irmo. They opened by beating Edisto 10-3, Gregg Park 12-5, and Orangeburg 11-1, then prevailed over Edisto 10-0 and Gregg Park 4-1 to seal the district crown. They will face Nost Irmo Saturday at 8 p.m. in the state pre majors opener.
Leroy Kneece of Vaucluse won the Sportsman class by defeating Scott Welborn at New Carolina Dragway. Len King of Langley beat Kenneth Butler of Ware Shoals for the Consolation title. Patrick Bowen of North Augusta defeated Jason Croul of Chester in Junior Dragsters. Augusta USC Aiken golfer Brooks Blackburn fired a 4 under par 68 to win the Augusta City Amateur by five strokes at Forest Hills Golf Club. Blackburn birdied Nos. 3 7 8 9 13, with a birdie on No. 5 and one bogey. Vaughn Taylor and Brian Houston tied for second. The next Cadillac Cup will be July 29-30 at Pine Ridge.
Baseball games listed for Tuesday July 18 include Post 26 at Florence and Dixie Boys district tournament play at Citizen's Park. Events show 6 pm and 4:30 pm start times with Post 26 and Florence teams.
Listing of day’s sports on TV includes Tour de France on ESPN2 and ESPN, Phillies at Rockies baseball, Morrison vs Ruddock boxing, Braves game on 1:99 p.m. TBS, Oregon Open bowling on ESPN, with times and networks noted.
Dale Jarrett edged Jeff Gordon by five car lengths in the Miller Genuine Draft 500 at Pocono International Raceway to end a drought and boost Yates Racing after a season of scrutiny. Jarrett, driving for Robert Yates Racing, stopped near the line and needed a push to triumph, marking his fourth career win and a potential turn for the team as he contemplates a future with his own outfit.
Padres 3 Braves 1 as Bruce Bochy vents after Saturday loss. Glenn Dishman pitched 7 1 3 innings of two hit ball and Ken Caminiti Steve Finley homered to give San Diego the lead. Braves drop hot streak ending a seven game run at San Diego.
Aiken National led Barnwell 5-0 in the second inning when a massive thunderstorm flooded the field and suspended the Dixie Boys District 2 game. The five and a half innings will resume at 6 15 p m with a possible second game at 8 30 p m Tuesday. Edgefield had already clinched a finals berth by defeating Batesburg Leesville 75 earlier Sunday, leaving a potential three way race if Barnwell or Aiken National win the resumed game. Conatser singled and Patterson delivered a three run hit to cap the early five run surge for Aiken National.
Kerry Collins, the Panthers newest high paid rookie quarterback, faced questions about immediate impact after signing a seven year 23.18 million contract. Panthers GM Bill Polian warned rookies often struggle before improvement while Frank Reich and Jack Trudeau vie for the starting job at Wofford College.
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