Nicklaus wins PGA. eyes Grand Slam and future goals
Jack Nicklaus wins his fourth PGA and 16th major title at Firestone, finishing two strokes ahead of Bruce Crampton. He vows to continue, aiming for five U.S. Opens and the Grand Slam, with a $45 000 prize and career earnings near $2.5 million. Weiskopf notes Nicklaus' near-misses in the Open and British Open.
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Akron, Ohio
Jack Nicklaus
Nicklaus
Walter Hagen
U.S
Bruce Crampton
Firestone
Crampton
Jack
Carnoustie
Ben Hogan
Awtrey wins individual prize at Fort Sill Pro Am
Jim Awtrey of Norman and Oklahoma coach shot 68 to lead by two over Dave McCauley at Fort Sill. Auggie Navarro captained the winning team with John Bush and others posting 55 strokes as 43 teams endured calm conditions ahead of a South Central PGA Club Pro Championship run.
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Jim Awtrey
Norman
Auggie Navarro
Wichita
Fort Sill Golf Club
Awtrey
University of Oklahoma
Fort Sill
Dave McCauley
Hot Springs
Ark
Navarro
John Bush
John Twaddle
C. J. Williams
Sill
Callaway Gardens
Sill Makes Key Birdies in Tight Tulsa Club Championship
Sill parred the 10th and 11th with a 10footer, salvaged par with a 35footer on 17, and birdied 17 and 18 to finish strong. McCauley, new to the course, fired a long birdie on 1 and eagle on 3, then fell back with three-putts and late solid chipping. Navarro, under par at 71, started with a double bogey but rallied with birdies on 3, 8, 16, and 18 to contend, while Proctor, Kretlow, Friedman, and Glenn also posted solid scores for the Tulsa event.
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Navarro
Art Proctor
Oklahoma City
Lou Kretlow
Enid
Jay Friedman
Broken Arrow
George Glenn
Wichita
Spanky Moody
Lawton
Dick Orr
Air Justice
Moody
Sill
Special Services
Lawton Country Club
Jerry Hindar
Navarro and Co
Bennett
Awtrey
Shaw
Jerry Hatfield
Tuffy Roberts
Tony Cominos
Woods
Sill Golf Club Boosters
Wiggin Unhappy as Chiefs Fall to Cardinals in Preseason
In NFL exhibition action Kansas City lost 10-3 to St. Louis. Coach Paul Wiggin said he was disappointed and hurt, while Bart Starr led Green Bay to a 24-7 win over Buffalo and Forrest Gregg praised his Cleveland Browns in a 17-13 setback to San Francisco. Early week performances highlighted Harrell's 82-yard return and Packers defense stifling OJ Simpson.
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Jack Pardee
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Chiefs
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Miami
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Nat Moore
Cincinnati
Roman Gabriel
Mike Boryla
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Steelers
Wings Grind Davis in WFL debut loses big to San Antonio
Davis rushed for 102 yards and caught two passes in his pro debut for the Sun, but San Antonio’s Wings dominated with five rushing TDs and a 42 22 victory. Pat Haden went 24 of 40 for 313 yards as San Antonio outgained Sun 419 to 317.
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Southern California
Southern California Sun
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Steve Conley
Jim Strong
Sun
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Tom Fears
Miami Dolphins
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Paul Warfield
John Huarte
Jim Kiick
Portland
Don Horn
Matthew Reed
Birmingham
Golfers Share Winnings in Open Scoreboard
A long list details players and earnings from a golf tournament. Notable names include Jack Nicklaus Bruce Crampton Tom Weiskopf Hale Irwin Billy Casper Dave Hill Gene Littler Tom Watson Don January David Graham Bud Allin John Schree Ray Floyd Ben Crenshaw Mike Hill Gil Morgan Steve Meinyk Gibby Gilbert Dole Douglass Ed Dougherty Mark Hayes Juan Rodriguez Bob Murphy Mac McLendon Jerry Heard Larry Hinson J C Snead J Mahaffey Jim Colbert Bob Wynn Gary Player Jimmy Powell Guy Brewer Tom Kite Booby Nichols Arnold Palmer Al Geiberger Jerry McGee Bobby Cole Tom Shaw P Oosterhuis Bob Stanton Butch Baird Julius Boros Mike Morley Tom Jenkins Charlie Sifford Bruce Devlin Forrest Fezier Art Woll Jim Dent G Johnson Ed Sneed Lou Graham Fred Wampler Jimmy Wright Eddie Pearce Roger Watson Vic Regalado Lee Trevino M Ver Brugge Bob Benson Ron Leteilier Homero Biancas Donnie Myer Paul Moran Al Chandler and D Finsterwald with varied scores and prize money. The list shows multiple ties and partial entries.
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Bruce Crampton
Tom Weiskopf
Andy North
Hale Irwin
Billy Casper
Dave Hill
Gene Littler
Tom Watson
Don January
David Graham
Bud Allin
John Schree
Ray Floyd
L. Thompson
Ben Crenshaw
Mike Hill
Gil Morgan
Steve Meinyk
Gibby Gilbert
Dole Douglass
Ed Dougherty
Mark Hayes
Juan Rodriguez
Bob Murphy
Mac McLendon
Jerry Heard
Larry Hinson
J.C. Snead
J. Mahaffey
Jim Colbert
Bob Wynn
Gary Player
Jimmy Powell
Guy Brewer
Tom Kite
Booby Nichols
Arnold Palmer
al Geiberger
Jerry McGee
Bobby Cole
Tom Shaw
P. Oosterhuis
Bob Stanton
Butch Baird
Julius Boros
Mike Morley
Tom Jenkins
Charlies Sifford
Bruce Devlin
Forrest Fezier
Art Woll
Jim Dent
G. Johnson
Ed Sneed
Lou Graham
Fred Wampler
Jimmy Wright
Eddie Pearce
Roger Watson
Vic Regaladco
Lee Trevino
M. Ver Brugge
Bob Benson
Ron Leteilier
Homero Biancas
Donnie Myer
Paul Moran
al Chandler
D. Finsterwald
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