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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1976
Page
13
J C Snead clinched the San Diego Open title at the Andy Williams San Diego event by sinking a birdie putt on the final hole. The victory, worth $180,000, capped a tense week as Snead recalled a sleepless night before the dramatic finish.
In Hawaii, Ken Rosewall beat Rod Laver in straight sets 6 4 6 1 6 3 to win 10 000 as the Australian Antique Show billed match featured World Championship Tennis Cup action Laver left early for Rome via Honolulu. Rosewall earned the victory amid Laver’s flight plans and a star studded finish.
David Pearson crept to victory in the Daytona 500 after a spectacular crash with Richard Petty near the finish. The 41 year old Spartanburg driver and Petty collided in the final laps as Benny Parsons faltered with engine trouble. Both cars limped across a slow finish, with Pearson noting he could have been beaten if Petty had crossed first. Both drivers escaped unharmed.
Joanne Carner, LPGA Player of the Year, won the Orange Blossom Classic in a sudden-death playoff over Sandra Palmer. Carner chipped in from 60 feet on the second playoff hole to force Palmer to make her birdie putt, securing the $6,400 first prize and her first win since last June. Palmer missed a three-footer in the playoff. Haynie finished third at 210, with Blalock Ehret and Little tied at 213.
Toledo upset Western Michigan 88 to 80 as Dave Speicher scored 20 and Mike Larsen 19, ending WMU’s unbeaten run and dropping them into a first place tie with Miami in the Mid-American Conference. Indiana and Rutgers also survived tense on Saturday jams, while other top teams won in tight finishes.
Bjorn Borg, 19, won the World Championship Tennis title in Toronto defeating Vitas Gerulaitis 6 2 6 3 6 1. Borg said he will not return for the Canadian Open, citing resentment toward organizers over last summer’s Open. The victory increases Borg’s 64,000 tournament earnings to 28,500 this year and marks Gerulaitis’s second runner-up finish this year.
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