Massengale Seeks GGO Win Then Masters Bid At Forest Oaks
Rik Massengale, a couple of shots off the lead in the GGO, stays focused on the week’s event before Augusta. Butch Baird earns Augusta entry after years on tour, Sam Snead withdraws with back problems, and Johnny Miller also exits with a wrist injury as players navigate the Forest Oaks course and Greensboro crowds. Leonard Thompson and Ken Still post solid rounds while Joe Inman misses the cut at home event.
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Greensboro
Rik Massengale
GGO
Forest Oaks
Augusta
Massengale
Butch Baird
Baird
Augusta National
Ken Still
Sedgefield Country Club
Sedgefield
Joe Inman
Wake Forest
Starmount
Inman
South Carolina
Pine Tree
Kennesaw
Nelson
Bulls Bullet Stops Nuggets in late-season rhythm
The Bulls ride a Washington style baseline set by former Bullet Jack Marin who scored 14 points to fuel their 17th win in 20 games. Artis Gilmore contributed as Denver fell 79ers? to Kings 111 105 in overtime and other results rolled in across the league.
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Associated Press
Washington Bullets
Chicago Bulls
Bulls
Bullets
Jack Marin
Washington
Marin
National Basketball Association
Artis Gilmore
Kansas City Kings
Phoenix Suns
Detroit Pistons
New York Knicks
Milwaukee Bucks
Cleveland Cavaliers
New Orleans Jazz
Los Angeles Lakers
San Antonio Spurs
Portland Trail Blazers
Golden State Warriors
Doug Collins
Nelson pools talent as lead tightens at GGO Forest Oaks
Larry Nelson shoots six under par 66 to seize a share of the GGO lead with Danny Edwards and Hale Irwin at Forest Oaks. The 29 year old Vietnam veteran turned golfer explains his unusual path from pool halls to the PGA tour while Rick Massengale and others chase from two back. Former champions Weiskopf Charles Rodriguez Ford miss cut. Snead and Miller withdraw.
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Greensboro
Nelson
Lea
Philadelphia
Danny Edwards
Hale Irwin
Rik Massengale
George Burns
Tom Weiskopf
Bob Charles
Chi Chi Rodriguez
Doug Ford
Sam Snead
Johnny Miller
Burfeindt Leads as LPGA Tourney Tightens at Mission Hills
Betty Burfeindt shot 71 to finish one under par 143 and hold a slim lead at the Dinah Shore Winners Circle in Palm Springs. Carol Mann moved into contention with a second-round 71 to 145, while Pam Bradley Judy Rankin and Ai-Yu-Tu also chased within four strokes of the leader.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Betty Burfeindt
Mission Hills Country Club
Carol Mann
LPGA
Kathy Pay Rite
Jan Stephenson
Jo Anne Pat Bradley
Taiwan
Ai-Yu-Tu
Miss Bradley
Pam Higgins
Judy Rankin
Miss Burfevndt
Rankin
Mission Hills
Petty Reflects on Racing Life at Darlington Qualifying
Richard Petty calls drivers an appreciative breed as G C Spencer hosts a fast day at Darlington. Spencer posts the 13th starting spot for Sundays Rebel 500 while Lennie Pond and others pace the rest of the field. Petty recalls his early life and racing philosophy as the field narrows.
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Darlington
8.C
Richard Petty
G.C. Spencer
Spencer
Lennie Pond
Bruce Hill
Ed Negre
Cecil Gordon
Butch Hartman
Jimmy Means
D.K. Ulrich
Tom Gale
J.D. McDuffie
Skip Manning
Buddy Arrington
Petty
Daddy
Irwin Leads Greensboro Open as Edwards and Nelson Tie
Hale Irwin shares the 36 hole lead at 136 with Danny Edwards and Larry Nelson in the Greater Greensboro Open. Irwin, a multiple winner including a U.S. Open title, faces little close competition as no player within six shots of the leaders has shown a consistent tour-winning habit.
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Greensboro
Hale Irwin
Danny Edwards
Larry Nelson
Edwards
Nelson
Irwin
Bruce Lietzke
Jack Nicklaus
Secretariat
From the pits to aviation a young stock car mechanic shifts career
Benny Phillips quits a top stock car team in Darlington South Carolina to become a aviation mechanic student. He cites grueling hours and driver berating as reasons to seek a steadier life. The piece surveys pay ranges for mechanics crew chiefs and track staff across NASCAR teams racing sponsors and speedways, and notes Richard Petty nearing his third million.
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Darlington
S.C
Maurice Petty
Petty
Variou
Goodyear Tire and Rubber
Union
Ross Huggins
High Point
Union Oil
Nascar
Richard Petty
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Hale
Benny Phillips
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