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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1977
Page
13
Second round scores at Turnberry for the 106th British Open Golf Championship list many players with mixed results as amateurs noted by a denotes amateur. Real-time scores show several players around even par while others struggle in windy conditions.
American players dominated the British Open third round at Turnberry as unexpected calm weather produced low scores. Roger Maltbie held the 36 hole edge at 137 while Jack Nicklaus Tom Watson Lee Trevino and Hubert Green were one stroke back at 138, with Mark Hayes and Peter Butler at 139. Mark Lye missed the cut.
Mark Hayes of Edmond Oklahoma carded a 63 the lowest ever at the British Open tying for fifth with a 139. He used a cross handed grip on every putt for the first time and narrowly missed a 62 after bogeying the 18th. Green made a rare hole in one at the 167 yard fourth. Eighty seven players advanced to Friday with cuts to 60 after today's play.
British Open at Turnberry enjoys unusually calm, humid weather with low scores. Mark Hayes posts the tournament's lowest round, a 63, while John Schroeder cards 66 in a day of rare scoring.
Steve Garvey of the Los Angeles Dodgers tops the latest fan ballot totals with 3,034,821 votes, becoming the fourth player in eight years to exceed three million. The count, released by Commissioner Bowie Kuhn, reflects results through the week prior to the July 4 tally deadline amid incomplete finalization.
High Point junior tennis team coached by Ed Ray lost 12-10 to Charleston in the opening match of a three city road trip. Audie Cashion, David Herman, Rob Elder, and David Clemmer won for High Point in singles while Bethanna Wasmer, Lucy Brooks, and Mary Lynn Michael delivered girls wins. Doubles teams of Kearns–Herman, Douglas–Elder, and Wasmer–Michael also claimed victories.
Jimmy Young and Ken Norton prepared for a heavyweight title eliminator on November 5 in Las Vegas. The 12round non title bout at Caesars Palace will pay at least $1 million to each fighter, with insiders estimating Norton 1.5 million and Young 1 million plus $100,000 each for expenses. The winner could face Muhammad Ali, who has fought the contenders in past defenses. The event will be televised by ABC as part of a boxing tripleheader from the hotel casino's sports pavilion seating 5,000.
Charlotte officials invite a committee of drivers and owners to decide how to divide the National 500 purse. The July 19 meeting will include Cale Yarborough Richard Petty Buddy Baker Richard Childress James Hylton Skip Manning and owners Green Wood and Harry Hyde. The purse is expected to exceed last year’s 211000 total with the exact figure set closer to the meeting.
Duane Kuiper struck out on the fielding miscue when chasing Lou Piniella’s pop fly. He toppled over while New York defeated Cleveland 8-2 in an American League clash. More baseball details on Page 4B.
Ed McMahon drew a wrist strain while hosting the Quad Cities Open at Oakwood as Artie McNickle tied for the lead with six under par 65. Florentino Molina and nine others trailed by one stroke. Dave Stockton among the group.
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