Pate Struggles With Wrong Clubs In Masters Round
Defending U.S. Open champ Jerry Pate shot two under 70 in the Masters opening round despite misfires with a 5 wood on 15 and a bunker on 7. Hale Irwin Karl Green Gil Morgan and Sam Snead are also featured with comments on winds and fast greens. Ray Floyd put together a 71 while noting his 5 wood remains in use. Tom Watson could gain if he wins as Byran Nelson and Ken Venturi are cited.
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Thad
Kratzert shoots 69 to trail Masters leader Green by two
Bill Kratzert fired a three under par 69 in the opening round of the Masters as Hubert Green led with 67. Don January matched Kratzert at 69 while Kratzert and January trailed Green by two strokes heading into the second round.
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Masters at Augusta yields crowded leaderboard amid gusty winds
Kratzert leads as he birdies on holes one thirteen and fifteen to sit ahead of a deep field at Augusta National where Ray Floyd Hale Irwin Jack Nicklaus and others chase the title. Scores hover near par as golfers cope with swirling winds and warm sun.
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Kratzert
Augusta National Golf Course
Ray Floyd
January masters comeback sparks round of 69 at Augusta
Don January, 47, enduring a hereditary back problem, shot a three under par 69 in the opening round of the Masters at Augusta National. He sat two under early, then birdied five holes despite pain, sharing the lead briefly with Hubert Green before bogeys on 1 and 10. He recounted long rounds and a slow gait, noting his caddy often retrieves the ball.
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Sam Snead
Slammer
Snead
Jim Pettit
Augusta
Don January
Gene Sarazen
January
Lazarus
Gil Morgan
Augusta National
Hubert Green
Florida
Hilton Head
Greensboro
Umps Help HPC Win 19th Straight as Game Is Called
High Point College beat Albany State 9-3 when umpires halted play with two outs in the visitors ninth. Albany State coach Bob Burlingame and his second baseman were ejected in the fourth for protesting a call, almost triggering a forfeit before the field.
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Paul Shinn
High Point College
Albany State of New York
High Point
Albany State
Bob Burlingame
Burlingame
Bean Breaks Golfing Mold
Andy Bean stands out in golf as a colorful, individual figure amid big money and tour stereotypes. The Georgian bond shows in a bold Doral Open win and a bigger personality as he celebrates by throwing the ball into the crowd, while his antics draw reactions from peers and veterans like Gene Sarazen.
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Augusta
Andy Bean
Andy
USGA
Gene Sarazen
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