Gale wins debut as Royals blank Brewers 3-0
Gale a 6 foot 7 right hander pitched seven shutout innings in his major league debut guiding the Kansas City Royals to a 3-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. He battled a blister early but gained command as the game progressed with Steve Mingori finishing the eighth.
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Coles Wins Lady Tara Golf Tourney In Playoff
Janet Coles, 23, a Californian on crutches last month, fulfilled her boyfriend’s prediction by sinking a six foot birdie putt on the third hole of a playoff to win the Lady Tara Golf Tournament. The victory, her first on the LPGA tour in 14 months and third start since a kneecap injury, earned $75,000 as she posted 8 under 211 at Brookfield West Country Club.
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Hinkle triumphs in New Orleans Open over Gary Player
Lon Hinkle fired a final round 66 to win the New Orleans Open at Lakewood Country Club, finishing 17 under par and ending Gary Player's bid for a four straight PGA Tour title. Gilbert and Zoeller tied for second at 272, with Player tied for fifth after bogeys and a three-putt.
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Honest John Journey Leads Browns Run Golf Event
Local golf at Browns Run saw Honest John Journey post a low gross 73 with Stu Locke and others such as Walt Payne and Ron Williams among the field. Peete shot 68, Weibring earned tour rights for another year with 71, while Homero Blancas faded to 78 for a 283 total and Hinkle won $40,000 of a $200,000 purse boosting season earnings to $101,208.
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Snead Wins Legends of Golf In One on Two Duel
Sam Snead and Gardner Dickinson won $100,000 first prize at The Legends of Golf at Onion Creek, finishing 17 under. They beat Australians Peter Thomson and Kel Nagle by a stroke after a final round 66 to Thomson and Nagle’s 64, with Dickinson also sharing the big payday.
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Nicklaus Admired by Contemporaries Lee Trevino
New York AP reports golf great Jack Nicklaus has a steadfast admirer in contemporary Lee Trevino. Trevino says Nicklaus is a straight-arrow man who means what he says and never lies, even joking about an ant moving a bale of hay if Nicklaus claimed it.
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