Europe Open ends in three way tie at Walton Heath
The inaugural European Open Golf Championship finished in gloomy fall evening light in Walton Heath England as 72 holes of see saw golf produced a three way tie among contenders.
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Bobby
Greg Norman
Australia
Gallacher
Morgan
Tom Weiskopf
Britain
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Mac McLendon
Weiskopf
Sven Tumba
Jack Nicklaus
Wadkins Wins Victorian PGA With 69 Final Round
Lanny Wadkins, the 1977 U.S. PGA champion, shot a 3-under 69 to win the Victorian PGA Championship by three strokes over Australian Bob Shearer at Woodlands. Wadkins finished 7-under 281, while Shearer ended at 284 and Terry Gale two back.
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Melbourne
Australia
Lanny Wadkins
Bob Shearer
Wadkins
U.S
Woodlands
Terry Gale
Young victory at Newport marks LPGA win for Caponi Young
Donna Caponi Young parred No 41 to spark a late charge and win the LPGA event at Newport Country Club by three strokes. Alexandra Reinhardt led early but finished second with 210, while Sally Little placed third at 211. Young earned 7500 dollars for the victory, Reinhardt 5400, Little 3620.
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Houston
Donna Caponi
Young
Newport Country Club
Alexandra Reinhardt
Reinhardt
Sally Little
Dallas
Little
Rich nets first ever hole in one at Armco Park
Middletonian Dan Rich became the 12th player to ace Armco Park this season by hitting the No. 9 hole. He used a 7 iron on the 133 yard hole Sunday for his first career hole in one.
Wildwood Team Wins Playoff In Pro Member Scramble
Wildwood hosted a prominent scramble with 140 players in 35 teams. Columbus pro Bill Collins teamed with amateurs Bill Wilson Dick Yost and Bob McNamara to win after tying Wright Patterson AFB pros Bill Ku mie Charlie Weidner Jr Walt Ball and Tom Wilhoff at 58 on 18 holes. Gary White of Zanesville with Pat McGuire Davey Davidson and Larry Conarroe finished third at 12 under 59.
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Columbus
Bill Collins
Bill Wilson
Dick Yost
Bob McNamara
Wildwood
Wright Patterson Afb
Bill Kumie
Charlie Weidner Jr
Walt Ball
Tom Wilhoff
Gary White
Zanesville
Pat McGuire
Davey Davidson
Larry Conarroe
Ohio Four Undefeated Teams Lead Weekend College Football
Ohio remains home to four undefeated teams after weekend action. Youngstown State throttled Akron 27-3 as Robby Robson ran for two touchdowns and caught another. Findlay, Wittenberg, and Baldwin Wallace also stayed perfect, while Denison, Ohio Northern, Muskingum, Capital, Mount Union and others won or lost to reshape league standings.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Youngstown State
Akron
Robby Robson
Youngstown
Penguins
Wittenberg
Baldwin-Wallace
Anderson
Hiram
Ohio Wesleyan
Denison
Ohio Northern
Baldwin
Muskingum
Marietta
Capital
Otterbein
Mount Union
Heidelberg
Detroit Marathon and International Sports Briefs
Detroit native Robert McOmber won the Detroit International Marathon in 2 hours 17 minutes 32 seconds, with Erma Tranter taking the women’s title in 2 hours 55 minutes 51 seconds among nearly 2,000 runners. Bob Clampett led the U S to Eisenhower Cup golf victory with a 72-hole 287. Connors swept the Australian Indoor Tennis title 6 0 6 0 6 4. Yarborough clinched a third straight American 500 stock car title at Rockingham averaging 117.288 mph. no serious injuries reported.
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Robert McOmber
Bowling Green
Ohio
Pacific Harbour
Fiji
Bob Clampett
United States
Clampett
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Jimmy Connors
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Tony Roche
Mark Edmondson
John Marks
Brighton
England
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Romania
Betty Stove
Netherlands
Steve
Virginia Wade
Britain
Hana Kloss
South Africa
Jo Anne Russell
Rockinghiam
Cale Yarborough
Yarborough
Bobby Allison
Darrell Waltrip
Benny Parsons Finis
Dick Brooks
Johnny Halford
Hockey scores from WHA and NHL Saturdays and Sundays
WHA results include Cincinnati 4 Edmonton 7 New England 7 Quebec 8 Edmonton 6 Winnipeg 2 New England 6 Indianapolis 3 Birmingham 8 Quebec. NHL reports Pittsburgh 5 Washington, Minnesota 4 Detroit 4 tie N Y Islanders 5 N Y Rangers. Toronto 2 Philadelphia 4 St Louis 3 Atlanta 5 Philadelphia 2 N Y Rangers 5 Toronto Montreal 8 Los Angeles 4 Chicago 6 Boston 5 Vancouver 3 Buffalo 2.
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Quebec
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