Pro Am Best Ball Tie Highlights Local Golf Action
Chuck and Maj Smith tied for first in the pro am best-ball with Worrell and A C Smith as High Point led early with par 72. Emerywood and Blair Park face weather effects, with spring improve ments planned at both clubs and a slate of events including Medal Play qualifying, a Mixed Scotch Foursome, and a three day Sweepstakes from March 31 to April 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chuck
Maj. C. A. Smith
Ft. Bragg
Joe Worrell
Charlotte
Sgt.a. C. Smith
Blair Park
Emerywood Country
Emerywood
Joe Lee
Herb Ragan
Herb
Don Dahle
Jm ™ Wood
Walter Comfort
City
Rainey Farr
Chuck Alexander
Ted Drake
Sailor Wins Gulfstream Handicap In Narrow Finish
Brookmeade Stable's Sailor, ridden by Willie Hartack, overtook Meilleux to win the $112,900 Gulfstream Park Handicap at Gulfstream Park in 2:00 3-5 for 1 1/4 miles. Nashua, the 3-5 favorite, finished fifth after contending for the early lead. Meilleux was second, Find third, and Wide Margin fourth as Nashua's bid for money-winning records ended in a costly defeat. Sailor paid $9.30, $4.40, and $3.90 with Meilleux second at $9.40 and Find at $4.90. The victory earned $83,300 for owner Isabel Dodge Sloane.
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Miami
Fla
Nashua
Daddy
Ireland
Brookmeade Stable
Sailor
Nashuay
Willie Hartack
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Fridas
Meilleux
Finch
Citation
Maine Chance Farm
Prince Noor
Charles Silvers
Saul Finkelstein
Santa Anita
Hialeah
Gulfstream Park
Widener
St. Patrick's Day
Mickey
Jac High
Calumet
Coaltown
Isabel Dodge Sloane
New York
R. C. Markus
Find
Wise Margin
Jet Action
Azalea Invitational set to start next Thursday in Charleston
Charlestons Azalea Invitation amateur golf tournament opens Thursday with 31 low qualifiers after 18 holes of medal play. Notables include Moe Norman Canadian amateur champ and Ed Preisler Fred Payne Kent Prause Moultrie McKelvin. Last year winner Bob Hackett faces Navy duty. Entry closes March 21.
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Ston
S.C
Charleston
Chamurray (Moe) Norman
Biea
Acembey
Fred Payne
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Ed Preisler
Ohio
Cleveland
Kent Prause
Moultrie McKelvin
Bob Hackett
Duke University
Hackett
Navy
Tom Mone
Margaret Smith reaches North South semifinals in Pinehurst
Defending champion Margaret Wiffi Smith and three newcomers advance to the North and South amateur colt semifinals at Pinehurst. Smith defeats Mary Ann Downey 3 and 2 after a 19 hole morning win over A H Allen. Stewart, Sanches, and Quast also win to join the semifinals.
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Pinehurst
N.C
Margaret (Wiffi) Smith
Marlene Stewart
Anne Quast
Wanda Sanches
Miss Smith
A. H. Allen
Arlington
Mary Ann Downey
Baltimore
Wilfi
Miss Stewart
Barbara Romack
Sacramento
Calif
Miss Sanches
Baton Rouge
Ann Richardson
Columbus
Ohio
Jane Nelson
Indianapolis
Vanda
Greta Leone
Chicago
Miss Quast
Sheila Moss
San Bernardino
Ruthie Jessen
Seattle
Wiffs
Miss Downey
St. Clair
Mich
Chunky
Barbara
University of Washington
Marysville
Wash
Ann
Seventeen Carolinas PGA events set for year
The Carolinas PGA announces a 17 event schedule led by the Carolina Open at Morganton June 5-7 and the Carolinas PGA Championship at Spartanburg October 16-18. Most tournaments switch to 54 holes this year with pro ams and qualifying rounds across several clubs in North and South Carolina.
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Lexington
N.C
Carolinas Pga
Dugan Aycock
Morganton
Spartanburg
S.C
Mimosa Club
Wilson Country Club
Peace Cape Fear Club
Shaw Air Ang Base Club
Sumter
Lee Ye Starmount Forest Club
North Carolina
Carolina Country Club
Raleigh
Martinsville
Danville
Charlotte Myers Park Club
New Bern Country Club
Paradise Point
Camp Lejeune
Oc Country Club
Shelby
Mt. Airy Country Club
Pine Brook Country Club
Winston- Salem
Spartanburg Country Club
Daily Double of $1,803 Owings Races at Bowie
A daily double of 1803 dollars started Bowie's racing program as 57 two dollar tickets sold. Claret, ridden by an apprentice Warren Elam, won the first race at 80.20 to 1. Littlepage, claimed for 5000 dollars by Elkcam Stable, finished the double at 37 to 1.
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Bowie
Joseph Derrico
Thomas E. Gilman
Littlepage
Warren Elam
Elkcam Stable
Golf Match Results Highlight Female and Local Contests
Greta Leone of Chicago defeated Ruthie Jessen of Seattle 4 and 3. Marlene Stewart of Ontario beat Barbara Romack 8 and 1 in Sacramento. Woolworth of New Canaan beat Mrs. Norman 3 and 1 while St Clair of Michigan edged Mrs. A. B. Alien 1 up. Mary Ann Downey of Baltimore defeated Joanne Goodwin 2 and 1 in Plymouth.
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Anne Richardson
Rollins
Miss Sanches
Arm
Polly Riley
Texas
Jane Nelson
Barbara McIntire
Miss Romack
Norman S. Woolworth
New Canaan
Greta Leone
Chicago
Marlene Stewart
Fonthill
Ontario
Canada
Ruthie Jessen
Seattle
Barbara Romack
Sacramento
Calif
Mrs. Norman
Woolworth
Conn
Wittt
St. Clair
Mich
A. B. Alien
Arlington
Mary Ann Downey
Baltimore
Joanne Goodwin
Plymouth
Mass
Greensboro High Defends NC Swimming Crown
Greensboro High School won the North Carolina high school swimming championships held in Chapel Hill led by Bob Huner and Randy Dodson who each captured two events and set meet records. Team scores show Greensboro 66, Raleigh 52, Chapel Hill 38, Myers Park 38, High Point 26, Wilmington 19, Camp Lejeune 2.
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Chapel Hill
N.C
Greensboro High School
Greensboro
Raleigh
Bob Huner
Randy Dodson
Huner
Dodson
Myers *Park
Charlotte
High Point
Wilmington
Camp Lejeune
John Kirkman
Bison
Jim Younts
Richard Barrett
Bill Tarn
WVU Star Handley Near 1500 Point Milestone
All-American Rod Handley of West Virginia University needs nine more points to reach 1,500 in two seasons. The Mountaineers host Dartmouth on Tuesday March 13.
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Morgantown
W. Va
Handley
West Virginia University
Mountaineers
Dartmouth
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John Cathey
Golf
Boyd Jaeger
Emerywood Country Club
Greens
Bob Haas
YMCA
Rainey
Gulfstream Handicap
Gene Plowden
Aital
Wiffi Smith
Barbara McIintire
Toledo
Ema Moss
de- Rie
Fort Worth
Tex
Sanches
Martyn
Bob Martyn
New York Yankee
Detroit Tigers
St. Petersburg
Earl Toreyson
Tiger
Red Wilson
Larry Napp
Carolinas
PGA
Billy Joe Kiser
The
Hubner
Jamerson
Chapelle
Gillette
Grensboro
Mackey
Dod Greensboro
Chapel! Hil
Talbert
Fink
Moore
Krigel
Upehureh
Johnson
Marine Supplies
Sheppard Hardware CO
S. Main ST
Horace G. Ilderton, Sr
Rotary
TOR
Wrecker Service
Horace G. Ilderton
Central
Central Savings
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