Nielsen fights to break through on PGA tour
Lon Nielsen, a Belle Plaine native now in Cedar Rapids, struggles in 1979 as he battles putting and mental blocks while chasing PGA tour status. Assistant pro Dave Hilgenberg notes Nielsen's early success in qualifiers, later failures in cuts, and belief he will find more open spots after June to plan his schedule.
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Belle Plaine
Cedar Rapids
Lon
Greensboro
N.C
Hattiesburg
Miss
C.R
Dave Hilgenberg
C.R. Country Club
Nielsen
Len
West
Florida
Hilgenberg
Tucson
Hawaii
Nielsen fights to keep tour card amid low early earnings
The article notes golfer Nielsen earned only $8,607 in his first on tour, placing 151st on the 1977 earnings list, yet retained his card by meeting the minimum. It details his 10 earnings in 28 events, best finish 16th at Westchester for $3,900, and a December $2,000 finish in Costa Rica.
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Nielsen
Westchester
Costa Rica
Hilgenberg
Cedar Rapids Gazette sports brief April 8 1979
News brief from Cedar Rapids Gazette covering local sports developments dated April 8 1979. Highlights likely include scores standings and team actions within the sports section.
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Cedar Rapids
Sun
Nielsen Nets Small First-Year Earnings on Tour
Nielsen earned 8 607 dollars last year in his first on the tour and secured enough to keep his player’s card for another season.
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Nielsen
Iowa golfers set record with 312 tournaments on calendar
The Iowa Golf Association announced a record 312 tournaments for the season. The list includes events across eastern Iowa such as the Jacobson Open in Marion the Tri-State Invitational in Postville and the USGA Open qualifying at Wakonda Des Moines.
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Iowa Golf Association
Marion
Porky's
Postville
Sigourney
Grant Wood
Anamosa
Silvercrest
Decorah
Knoll Ridge
North English
Charles City
Cedar Falls
Tipton
Iowa
Waveland
Iowa City
Fawn Creek
Atlantic
Wakonda
Oelwein
Beaver Hills
Grinnell
Highland
Iowa Falls
Davenport
Ames
Burlington CC
Northeast Iowa
Wesley
Newell
Fort Dodge
Webster City
Waukon
Wite 'J
Cedar Rapids CC
Greenview
West Ranch
Sunnyside
Waterloo
USGA
Oerter Wins Discus in Mountainside Prep Meet
Al Oerter, four time Olympic discus champion, threw 219 feet 10 inches to win the AAU pre-1980 Olympic meet in Mountainside New Jersey. At 42 he plans to pursue a fifth Olympic discus gold in Moscow in 1980 after retiring from prior wins in 1956 1960 1964 and 1968.
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UPI
al Oerter
AAU
Oerter
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