McGee Sees All PGA Tourneys As Major Competitions
PGA Tour notes highlight Jerry McGee arguing every tournament is a major for a working pro. He says majors matter prestige-wise but not financially, while revealing Hill’s charitable selling of Teed Off proceeds and Trevino skipping Westchester in favor of Scotland. Hale Irwin jokes about teaching his son to putt.
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Harrison
N.Y
Jerry McGee
McGee
PGA
Dave Hill
Hill
la Junta
Colo
Tour
Beman
Westchester Golf Classic Opens With Club Checks
About three dozen players lined up for voluntary club checks ahead of the $300 000 Westchester Golf Classic at Westchester Country Club. Tom Watson led a strong field with Lanny Wadkins David Graham and Jack Nicklaus among entrants as the series moves from Pebble Beach scrutiny to a major New York test.
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Harrison
N.Y
Jack Tuthill
Tuthill
Deane Beman
Pebble Beach
Calif
Tom Watson
U.S. Golf Association
Watson
Lanny Wadkins
David Graham
Australia
Jack Nicklaus
Wadkins
Gene Littler
Nicklaus
New York
Glance Aims for 100 Meter Title at University Games
Harvey Glance, Auburn University sprinter and U S team captain, trains in Sofia for the World University Games. He seeks improvement after a MontreaI 100m start error, eyes a strong 100m and hopes to run in the 1980 Moscow Olympics, while praising the Tartan track at Vassil Levski Stadium. National team members total about 5 000 athletes from 90 nations compete across 10 sports for 10 days.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Harvey Glance
America
Montreal
Glance
Vassil Levski National Stadium
U.S
Auburn University
Russia
Valery Borzov
Haseley Crawford
Trinidad
Don Quarry
Jamaica
United States
Moscow
Terps Eyes Banner Season After Streak and Comeback
Maryland coach Jerry Claiborne builds optimism as the Terps, with 36 returning lettermen led by Mark Manges and Brad Carr, prepare to rebuild the interior line. The 41-16-2 in five years and a 20 game ACC win streak set expectations high for a season opening at Clemson with Penn State and North Carolina on the slate.
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Maryland
Jim Tatum
Claiborne
Terps
Penn State
North Carolina
Clemson
Mark Manges
Brad Carr
Ernie Salley
Manges
Larry Dick
Chuck White
Vince Kinney
Dean Richards
Steve Atkins
Alvin
Maddox
Mike Yeates
France I Loses Semifinal After Collision With Australia
Baron Marcel Bich led France I in Newport as the 12 meter yacht trailed Australia 3-0 in the America's Cup semifinals. A collision at the start gouged France I’s hull and Australia won 10 minutes 16 seconds, advancing to the foreign finals.
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France
Australia
Newport
R.I
Marcel Bich
Bich
France I
Rich
Ida Lewis Yacht Club
Alan Bond
Yacht Club D'Hyeres
France II
AAU National Swimming Championships Open in Mission Viejo
Olympians and world record holders headline the four day AAU long course meet at the International Swim Complex. The event crowns national champions in 30 events and selects 18 men and 18 women for the U S team to race East Germany and the Soviet Union. Notables include Brian Goodell Jill Sterkel and Jim Montgomery with Alice Browne setting a recent American mark.
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Mission Viejo
Calif
International
U.S
East Germany
Soviet Union
East Berlin
Leningrad
Brian Goodell
Mission Viejo Nadadores
Jill Sterkel
Nadadores
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Lee Trevino
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Bing
Hale Irwin
Steven
Hale
Irwin
Westchester Country Club
Gordon Beard
Ken Roy
Lloyd Burruss
Doug Harbert
John Sanford
Jonathan Claiborne
Faye
AAU
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company Incorporated
York Stock Exchange City National Bank
Lawton
Okla
F.E.T
Whitewall
Old Tire
Blackwall
T Yggers
BankAmericard
American Express
Carte Blanche Diners Club
Wl. Tas
Goodyear Service
Hassie-Free Auto Service
Datsun
Toyota
Independ
Simmons Skelly Auto Center
Cache Road
ENT
Waldrop’s
Fina Goodyear Center
W. Gore
Drake
Jon Hockenson
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