Weiskopf Wins Kemper Open With Par-Five Finish
Tom Weiskopf broke from a three way tie to win the Kemper Open at Quail Hollow by two strokes, finishing 11 under par at 277. He led after a birdie filled final round, ahead of George Burns and Bill Rogers, as Arnold Palmer posted a strong 284 amid course damage from a harsh winter.
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Charlotte
N.C
Tom Weiskopf
Weiskopf
Quail Hollow
Britain
George Burns
Bill Rogers
Rogers
Iskopf
Tom
Burns
Doug Tewell
Lou Graham
Bach
Craig Stadler
Allen Miller
Hubert Green
Lanny Wadkins
J.C. Snead
Bill Calfee
Calfée
Snead
Wadkins
Green
Miller
Stadler
Arnold Palmer
Lee Trevino
Pinehurst
Phil Hancock
Greenville
Ala
Pinehurst Country Club
Hancock
Curtis Strange
Kingsmill
Bill Pelham
Houston
Tex
Pinot Beeres
Snoney-Wiak
Quall Hollow
Tartar
Don Tewell
Ted Craig Stadler
TATA
Lanny Wadking
Bill Dalton
Charles Coot
Hahn Chi Chi Rodriguen
Mike McCullough
Danny Edwards
Andy Bean
Kermit Zarley
George Archer
Tae
Fred Cutt
Eg Sneed
Wally Armstrong
Bob Goalby
Bob B. Smith
Randy Erskine
Bruce Fleisher
Barney Thostpson
Billy Casper
Don Bies
Gary McCord
Laldenkins
Simons
Victor Regalado
Ray Floyd
Jim Dent
Joe Inman
Alan Tapie
Leonard Thompson
Artie McNickle
Grier Jones
Mark Hayes
Menne
Dave Hill
Mike Hill
Gary Groh
Morris Hatalsky
Tom Shaw
Bobby Cole
Bobby Wadkins
Bob Murphy
Bot Eastwood
Tommy Aaron
Keith Fer
Terry Dien
Columbus
Ohio
Sanday
Quail Hollow Country Club
Hutchins Memorial Richmond Veteran Shines at South Boston
Richmond driver Sonny Hutchins dominates South Boston Speedway in the Winston 150, set fastest qualifying lap 14.575 and fastest race mph 83.503, winning back to back Late Model Sportsman events. Jack Bland, Lennie Pond and others follow as Hutchins extends his season lead with strong tire management and record-breaking performance.
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Hutchins
Richmond
South Boston
Sonny Hutchins
Halifax County
Boston
Big Nova
Riverdale
Jack Bland
Bland
Tommy Houston
Hickory
N.C
Houston
Petersburg
Lennie Pond
Pond
Bubba Tatum
John Livingston
Norfolk
Wes Troup
Ponti
Southside Speedway
Danville
Bobby Fleming
Fleming
Ray Hendrick
Hutchins and Pond
Nava
Blue Burton
Hendrick
Hhish
Charlie Ford
al Hylton
Hillsboro
Jesse Spencer’ Jr
Halifax
Waynee Patterson
Wayne McGee
Hillsboro N.C
Steve Cook
Chevrolet
Ford
Doug Dickerson
Lynchburg
Nilsson Wins Rainy Belgian Grand Prix at Zolder
Gunnar Nilsson in a JPS Lotus captured his first world championship race victory at Zolder Belgium after a rain hit race. Niki Lauda finished second, with John Watson and Ronnie Peterson among the early leaders and Vittorio Brambilla close behind. The race featured multiple tire changes as conditions swung from wet to dry and back.
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Zolder
Belgium
Sweden
Gunnar Nilsson
Jps-Lotus
Nilsson
Niki Lauda
Ferrari
Mario Andretti
Nazareth
Brabham
Britain
John Watson
Andretti
Watson
Colin Chapman
James Hunt
Hunt
Ronnie Peterson
Peterson
Vittorio Brambilla
Surtees
Lauda
British Amateur Title Returns to England After US Hold
Peter McEvoy, 4 and English international, won the British Amateur at Ganton, defeating Hugh Campbell of Scotland in the final on a 6,779-yard par-72 course. The event featured a bizarre sequence culminating in a decisive victory.
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Ganton
England
Peter McEvoy
Ile
United States
Hugh Campbell
Scotland
Campbell
Heid Jack
H.B. Ridgiey
McEvoy
London
Dick Siderow
Westport
Conn
U.S
Carner Wins LPGA New Rochelle Victory After Weathered Start
JoAnne Carner shot a final round 74 to win the LPGA event in New Rochelle by five strokes, finishing at 294. Kathy McMullen was runner-up at 279, Sandra Palmer tied for third with Jane Blalock at 267, and defending champion Pat Bradley, Sandra Spuzich, and Judy Rankin followed. Carner’s win ends an 11 month drought and nets $15,000, boosting her to second on the 1977 money list with $62,134.
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New Rochelle
N.Y
JoAnne Carner
Wykagy Country Club
Kathy McMullen
Sandra Palmer
Jane Blalock
Miss Blalock
Pat Bradley
Sandra Spuzich
Judye Rankin
Miss Bradley
Ms. Spuzicha
Ms. Rankin
Mrs. Carner
Kathy Whitworth
Bee
Boy catches rare red cob off Blairs shoreline
Twelve year old Derick Moreman of Rt. 1 Blairs fished Sunday with his father Lewis Moreman and landed a rare red cob for Southside Virginia. The fish measured about seven inches and weighed roughly one pound.
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Blairs
Derick Moreman
Rt. 1
Southside
Virginia
Lewis Moreman
Darnell Wins Texas 500 Over Heat Foyt
Ray Darnell drove a Dodge in 90 degree heat to win the USAC Texas 500 stock car race at Texas World Speedway. Paul Feldner finished second three laps behind, keeping his lead in the stock car points. Gordon Blankenship was third as 40,000 spectators watched. Darnell shifted from Camaro to a larger engine, faced seven cautions, and posted a 136.29 mph unofficial average.
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College Station
Tex
Ray Darnell
Foyt
Texas World Speedway
Darnell
Paul Feldner
Richfield
Wis
Gordon Blankenship
Keokuk
Iowa
Sal Tavella
Addigon
I. Darnell
Deerfield
Tavella
Feldner
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Kemper
Bobby Mitchell
Welskopf
Ayers
Tewell
Dave Hichelberger
Bartenickel
Don Iverson
Steve Taylor
Dale Ha
Dadial
Lionel Siebert Alt
Og Schryer
Speedway
Jochen Mass
Mass
Carner
LPGA
Bill Sander
Seattle
Fred Ridley
Winter Haven
Fla
Ridley
Pat Mutcare
Siderows
Sander
Madden Hatcher
Bill Loeffler
Englewood
Dick Runkle
Los
Blairs Lad
Texas
Jimmy Carter
Mickey Mantle
Oregort General Store
Jeva
Va—Diel
Danville Transmissions
W. Main St
Balle Park
George T. Roos
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