Aging Snead Elusive Open Title Bid Falls Short
Sam Snead, 64, failed to qualify for the 1976 U S Open in Charlotte with a 36 hole total of 146, two over the cutoff, ending a long chase for the major title. Bobby Cole was disqualified for not signing his scorecard after a 138, while Don January and Kermit Zarley led Charlotte qualifiers.
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Cole
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Kermit Zarley
Charlotte Country Club
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Ed Furgol
Gay Brewer
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Roger Maltbie
Zarley
January
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San Francisco
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Sacramento
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Jerry Barber
Los Angeles
Tony Sills
Pacific Palisades
D's Recover Take Twinbill In baseball action
The Gibson Discounters split a doubleheader with a 6-3 win and a 7-5 victory. John Denbow pitched seven innings for the D's in game one with three hits and two RBIs. Melvin Hunt tripled and Kevin Everett drove in a run in the late rally to spur the comeback in game two.
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Orioles Lose Jackson For Extended Period
The Baltimore Orioles may lose slugger Reggie Jackson for weeks as an orthopedic exam follows X rays indicating a possible fracture to the navicular bone in his right wrist. Jackson, hitting .205 with 3 HR and 16 RBI in 117 at bats, has slumped amid late-season injuries and team tensions.
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Deacon Star Puts Team First In Wake Forest Focus
Wake Forest star Jay Haas says team goals trump his individual title at the NCAA championships in Albuquerque. Haas, 22, leads the Deacons in a four day, 72 hole event at UNM South course as BYU and Oklahoma State challenge for team glory alongside Haas and Curtis Strange.
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Wake Forest
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Deacons
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University of New Mexico South
Curtis Strange
Brigham Young
Mike Reid
Mike Brannan
Oklahoma State
Jaime Gonzalez
Lindy Miller
Houston
Keith Fergus
Florida
Phil Hancock
Southern California
Scott Simpson
BYU
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