Player Wins National Open in Three Stroke Victory
Gary Player defeated Kel Nagle by three strokes at Belleair Country Club to become the first foreigner in 45 years to win the National Open. Player grabbed an opening 71 while Nagle shot 74 in the playoff, with the South African lifting the coveted title after a tense mini duel in stifling heat before 6,790 spectators.
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Ted) Ray
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Plainfield
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Cleveland
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Jack Nicklaus
Player Gives Away Purse Plus 1000 After Open Win
Gary Player of South Africa won 26000 by taking the National Open and at once donated 25000 to the US Golf Association, with 5000 for cancer research and 20000 for junior golf, plus 1000 to his caddie. He said the pledge honored a 1962 promise to aid American golf, while also noting endorsements may follow.
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Bellerive
Green Ogre Victorious At 65th Open Golf Championship
In St Louis at Bellerive Country Club George Ogre earns victory in the 65th National Open. The course, designed by Robert Trent Jones, challenged even Nicklaus and Palmer with 7191 yards of treacherous fairways and huge greens. Gary Player and Kel Nagle prospered as accuracy and defense prevailed over power.
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Associated Press
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Julius Boros
Jack Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
Gary Player
Kel Nagle
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Sam Snead
George Day
Gardner Dickinson
St. Andrews
Scotland
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Boros
Roy Pace
Trent Jones
Jtones
Play Off Cards Determine 6th U S Open Winner at Bel lerive
Australia cards describe final round scoring at the par 35 35 70 Bel lerive Country Club. Nagle and other players are listed with scores and out and in totals. The winner finishes two strokes ahead after a tense finish and closes the event with a strong closing round.
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Bellerive Country Club
Nagle
Nagle’s tee shot hits fan in U S Open playoff
Kel Nagle’s tee shot struck a woman on the head and another hit a second woman during the U S Open playoff round. The incident unsettled Nagle, who later finished tied with Gary Player for the 72 holes and lost by three strokes. Both women were treated and not seriously injured.
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Wick Temple
Associated Press
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Gary Player
Alma Pearson
Milwaukee
Carmen Barren
Plainfield
N.J
Kel
Car Crash Kills Young Pitcher in Salisbury
Jay Dahl a 19 year old Houston Astros farm club pitcher died when a car ran off a Salisbury street and hit a tree Also killed was Patti Troutman 20 a secretary Police cited excessive speed Gary Marshall a teammate was seriously injured with a broken arm and leg The crash occurred shortly after Dahl had pitched Salisbury to a 7 3 win Dahl’s body to be sent to Bloomington Calif and Troutman to be buried in Salisbury Funeral services set for Troutman Tuesday at 2 p m from First Methodist Church
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Charlotte
Danville Netters Sidelined Early At State Tourney
National junior tennis action in Suffolk Virginia sees last minute entrant Chris Ward of Lynchburg upset top seed Steve Legum of Norfolk 8-6 3-6 6-1 in the boys 16 and under. Other seed performances were mixed with several Danville players losing early.
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Lynchburg
Steve Legum
Norfolk
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Legum
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Roanoke
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Kent James
Kelly Ferguson
Anne Whitehead
Julie Gregory
Williamsburg
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Beverly Bourgh
George Bignotti Splits With A J Foyt In Indy
George Bignotti, master mechanic and race car builder, announced in Indianapolis on Monday that he has parted company with A J Foyt. The split ends a long running Foyt Bignotti dispute on the USAC circuit, noted as a recurring clash from Trenton to Sacramento. Bignotti previously broke with Foyt in 1962 and then reunited before this latest split.
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Sacramento
Gary Player Playoff Record Shows Nine Events
Gary Player’s playoff record detailed from the National Open win in St Louis. He has two victories in nine US playoffs, with losses to Snead, Whitt, Hebert, Nicklaus, and Palmer across 1958 to 1965, including dominant 18 and 1 hole formats.
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ST. Louis
Kel Nagle
Sam Snead
Arnold Palmer
Lionel Hebert
Jack Nicklaus
Miller Barber
Player wins National Open. plans time with family
Gary Player, the 29 year old South African golfing star, after winning the National Open, says he will slow down to spend more time with wife Vivienne and children Mark Jennifer Wayne Theresa and Michelle. He praises his family, reflects on past sacrifices, and notes new fiberglass clubs aided his driving. He plans to return to walk Bellerive's holes and savor the victory.
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Mark
Wayne
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Michelle
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