Fletcher On Sports Golf Season Has Only Just Begun
Aiken Standard columnist Harold Fletcher surveys the area high school golf finish at Furman and reviews a thrilling Byron Nelson Classic in Dallas where Tom Watson and Phil Rogers had a dramatic playoff. The column lists recent tour winners and earnings across key events including Watson’s Nelson victory.
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Furman
Dallas
Phil Rogers
Watson
Tom Watson
Rogers
Tour
John Mahaffey
Ben Crenshaw
Fuzzy Zoeller
Crosby
Lon Hinkle
Hubert Green
Bruce Lietzke
Lanny Wadkins
Bay Hill Citrus
Bob Byman
Inverrary
Larry Nelson
Mark McCumber
Ray Floyd
Bobby Walzer
Chi Chi Rodriguez
Wayne Levi
Byron Nelson
Trevino Teases Banana Putt Ahead of Colonial Defense
Lee Trevino shot 66 to trail Leonard Thompson by one at Colonial National Invitational as windy conditions challenged the field. He joked about putting with a banana and revealed he spent the night crafting a new putter, while 23 players beat par and 16 matched it.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Lee Trevino
Trevino
Leonard Thompson
Trinity River
Colonial
Burnham Thomas Lead W S To Class A Track Title
Wagener Salley High boys win the state Class A track championship at USC Weems Baskin Track with 88 points led by Alan Burnham's 24 points from the mile and two mile and Danny Thomas winning the 400 meter dash. North High previously beat W S in conference and lower state but W S surged to top honors.
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Columbia
Wagener-Salley High
North High
University of South Carolina
Weems-Baskin
North
War Eagles
Orangeburg
W-S
Richie Moye
Alan Burnham
Danny Thomas
Burnham
Woodbridge
Alan
Moye
Thomas
Danny Brown
Paul Staley
Marion Daniels
James Swedenburg
Melvin Williams
Wayne Cooper
Aiken Legion Baseball Opens Season With Boyle Return
John Boyle will again coach Post 26 American Legion baseball in Aiken, reviving the program after a 1950s decline. Nine or ten players from last year return, with two to three new recruits from local schools. Season begins June 6 at Citizens Field, with an 18 game schedule in League VIII and cross-league play against League IV opponents.
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American Legion
Aiken
John Boyle
Charlie Smith
Charlie
Boyle
Tommy Dunbar
Gary Herndon
Dunbar
Middle Georgia Junior College
Herndon
Aiken County
Augusta
National American Legion
L-B-C
Graniteville
Citizen’s Field
Valley
Irma
Lexington
Cayce
Congaree
Newberry
Camden
Shandon
Orangeburg
Richland
Delp Confident Of Spectacular Bid In Preakness
Spectacular Bid, the Kentucky Derby winner, trains confidence ahead of the 104th Preakness at Pimlico. Trainer Bud Delp, jockey Ronnie Franklin, and rival trainers discuss Bid’s versatility and speed as odds place him at 1-2 while a five-horse field vies for a $235,300 purse and a shot at the Belmont.
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Bud Delp
Stakeg
Spectacular Bid
LeRoy Jolley
General Assembly
Bid
Ronnie Franklin
Delp
Loren Retelle
Golden Act
Affirmed
Pimlico
Flying Paster
Screen King
Citation
ABC
Harry, Teresa
Tom Meyerhoff
Hawksworth Farm
Sonics Win West Title In Tight Suns Finish
Seattle advances to the NBA finals after a 114-110 win over Phoenix in a dramatic series finale. Jack Sikma scores a career high 33 and 11 rebounds as Seattle overcomes an 8-0 Suns run late. Dennis Johnson adds 26 and the Sonics dominate the boards 48-33 to seal the series 4-3.
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Seattle
Phoenix Suns
SuperSonics
National Basketball Association
Suns
John Johnson
Sonics
Washington Bullets
San Antonio Spurs
Bullets
Jack Sikma
Kingdome
Sikma
Dennis Johnson
Sonic
Walter Davis
Phoenix
Joe Hassett
Paul Westphal
Wally Walker
Davis
Westphal
Walker
MacLeod
Boston
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John MacLeod
Alvan Adams
Washington
Lenny Wilkens
Midland Valley Women's Golf Association
Mary Louise Scanlon
Rhoda Sloan
Alyce Green
Beth Daniel
Vivian Egan
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