Open qualification begins for 67th National Championship
Cary Middlecoff Tommy Bolt Ed Furgol and Sam Snead headline 536 players attempting to qualify for the 67th National Open to be held June 15 18 at Baltusrol New Jersey. Trials are held at 14 centers to fill 123 spots with 27 exempt entrants including Nicklaus Boros Venturi Player and Geiberger.
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Will Grimsley
Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
Cary Middlecoff
Tommy Bolt
Ed Furgol
Sam Snead
Baltusrol
Springfield
N.J
Jack Nicklaus
Julius Boros
Ken Venturi
Gary Player
Bill Cas
al Geiberger
Wonder
New York
Whiteley Hills
Meadow Brook
Long Island
Snead
Detroit
Kel Nagle
Australia
PGA
Walter Burkemo
Bob Rosburg
Tom Weiskopf
Cobie le Grange
Rex Baxter
Denver
Colo
Chicago
Kansas City
Cincinnati
Portland
Ore
Memphis
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Washington
Atlanta
Pittsburgh
Dallas
Tex
Buccaneers Sign Former UNC Star Larry Brown
Former UNC guard and Tar Heel assistant coach Larry Brown will leave August 1 to play pro basketball with the New Orleans Buccaneers of the American Basketball League. Brown, 26, starred for UNC 1959 63 and helped the United States Olympic team beat Russia in 1964. He joins fellow Tar Heel Doug Moe with the Buccaneers.
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Chapel Hill
Larry Brown
University of North Carolina
Carolina Athletic
Chuck Erickson
Brown
New Orleans Bucaneers
Tar Heels
Russia
Baltimore Bullets
North Carolina
Goodyear
UNC
Dean Smith
Larry
Carolina
Women's CGA Opens Tuesday in Linville
A field of more than 75 players contest the 54 hole three day championship opening Tuesday at Linville Golf Club. Defending champion Mrs H S Covington of Orangeburg S C seeks a fifth title tying Marge Burns for the record. 16 players per flight. Other top contenders include Mrs Agnes Morton Cocke Wilmington Mrs James Poll Charlotte Kathy Hite Florence S C and Patsy Johnson Spartanburg S C.
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Linville
N.C
H. S. Covington
Orangeburg
S.C
Covington
Marge Burns
Greensboro
Linville Golf Club
Agnes Morton Cocke
Wilmington
James Poll
Charlotte
Frank Ford III
Charleston
Kathy Hite
Florence
J. D. Pittman
Lancaster
Patsy Johnson
Spartanburg
Jessie Finucan
Summerville
Graham Trott
Raleigh
Robert Sisk
Maxine Palmer
Thomasville
W. J. Miller Jr
Mt. Airy
Margaret Howard
Winston-Salem
Wilson Clay
Floyd Dupre
Greenville
S. C
Golfers Support Petition On PGA Tour Dispute
A 20 man grievance committee representing Memphis Open players voted to back a petition to PGA president Max Elbin. Dan Sikes, chair of the PGA Tournament Committee, said the group would not retreat from demanding a meeting with the PGA Executive Committee by June 15 to resolve the dispute.
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Ers
Tom Nieporte
Jerry Pittman
Paul Harney
Billy Farrell
Memphis
Tenn
Tour
Detroit
Middlecoff and
Bolt
Lionel
Jay Hebert
Bob Charles
Dave Ragan
Charles Coody
Lou Graham
Randy Glover
Tommy Jacobs
Tommy Aaron
Dan Sikes
Johnny Pott
Memphis, Tenn
Professional Golfers Association
Max Elbin
PGA
Sikes
Elbin
PGA Executive Committee
Rock Hill Beats Statesville in Western Carolinas League
Rock Hill pitcher Jim McCaskill allowed seven hits while fanning 10 in a 62 win over Statesville. McCaskill also drove in a pair with a two run single in the fourth. Teammates Jerry Cramer and John Kaspar added two hits apiece, and Statesville’s Larry Carlton collected three hits.
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Statesville
N. C
API
Jim McCaskill
Rock Hill
McCaskill
Jerry Cramer
Cramer
John Kaspar
Larry Carlton
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Ben Hogan
Arnold Palmer
Gay Brewer
Frank Beard
Gene Littler
Furgol
Doug Ford
Jim Turnesa
Ron Cerrado
Marty Fleckman
Jim Grant
Sears
AUTO
F.E.T
Allstate
Ford
Falcon
Dodge
Sears and
SAVE
Sears, Roebuck and CO
S. Wrenn ST
Buccaneers
New Orleans
Golfers Support Petition
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