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Norwalk Reflector

Location

Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1979

Page

6

Generals falter as five break par in U S Open lead

In the Inverness first round of the U S Open, five players tied for the lead at one under par 70, including Keith Fergus Lon Hinkle Lou Graham Andy Bean and Tom Purtzer. Many veterans struggled as Don Hohler reports on a day led by rising contenders amid top pros.

Generals Ty Don Hohler Toledo United States Army Inverness Tom Watson Jack Nicklaus Lee Trevino Lanny Wadkins Keith Fergus Lon Hinkle Lou Graham Andy Bean Tom Purtzer Purtzer Fergus Graham Nashville Jerry Pate Hubert Green Hinkle Hogan Bean Cook Nicklaus Fred Couples Seattle Wash Palmer Trevino United Press International Toldes Ohio Lou Hinkle Tom Kite Ben Crenshaw Joe Bassett Don Padgett Pate Greg Norman Jim Colbert Jack Renner John Cook Arnold Palmer Larry Nelson J.C. Snead Dana Quigley Mike Atkins Ray Floyd Tom Weiskoff Joe Inman Bobby Nichols Ed Sneed Wally Armstrong Larry Rentz Calvin Teete Larry Gilbert Bob M Bob Shearer Howard Twitty Jim Masserio Chi Chi Rodriguez Austin Straub Forrest Fetzler Graham Marsh David Graham Andy North Unseth Kip Byrne Wayne Levi Gary Player Isao Aoki David Ogrin Frank Conner Bill Kratzert Charlie Gibson John Gentile Lynn Janson Mark Pfeil Scott Steger D.A. Weibring Rik Massengale John Mahaffey Lee Elder Fuzzy Zoeller al Geiberger Larry Ziegler Jack Ni Miller Barber Bob E. Smith Eric Batten John Faught Dave Edwards Vance Heafner Bob Clampett Steve Veriato Bob Gilder Johnny Miller Rick Terrell Hale Irwin Jeff Jerrell Bobby Walzer Terry Peddy Leonard Thompson Gil Morgan Jim Dennis Sullivan Joe Kunes Douglas Brown Tony Peterson Alan Tapie Jon Feinberg Craig Stadler Mike Slipco Eddie Pearce Severiano Ballesteros Jim Nelford Sheng San Hsu Dave Stockton Tom Jeckmann Jim Dent Rick Whitfield

Hinkle’s shortcut blocked by tree planted by officials

Lon Hinkle faced a redesign of the course after officials planted a tree at point A to erase his shortcut on the eighth green. The change followed a tee shot that reached the 17th fairway from point B, prompting a course adjustment to curb the tactic.

Lon Hinkle USGA

Texan golfer plants tree after shortcut at U S Open

Lon Hinkle forged a shortcut at the U S Open by driving to the 17th fairway then back to the eighth, earning a birdie and prompting a tree plant in his honor. Five others followed his example, including Chi Chi Rodriguez, as officials moved to address danger on the hole.

No. 17 Fairway USGA Hinkle Ben Hogan Ft. Worth Toledo, Ohio UPI Old Green Thumb Lon Hinkle Jim Hand Hand Chi Chi Rodriguez Dave Eichelberger Jerry Heard Jim Simons John Schroeder

Touching the bases in a busy baseball slate

Janesville edged 21 E and Drug 8 as Denise Funk and Vera Clayton hit a triple and two singles each to spark an 11 run first inning. Bennett powered a rout with 12 first inning runs for Huron County Bank, while Office Bar rallied to beat Janesville 12-11. Beach knocked off Van Dresser 15-5 with John Derrer delivering a homer, single and double. The Tilemen slammed Durable Mat 20-2, led by Carlyle Smith two homers, and strong hits from Metarko and Brutche. In pro action, California beat Toronto 10-12 in a high scoring matchup, and Cleve defeated Oakind 6-4 with a four-run attack.

Janesville E & Drug Denise Funk Vera Clayton Mania Prack Bennett Huron County Bank Mary Benn Ott Office Bar The Ob’s Beach van Dresser John Derrer Carl Schnellinger Mike Lung

Major League Results from United Press International

Summary of scores and pitchers from MLB games reported by United Press International. Seattle beat Detroit 3 1 with Honeycutt, Rawley securing the win. Hiller took the loss. New York beat Milwaukee 7 1 behind Zahn’s win and Beniquez homer. Texas prevailed 7 0 with Travers on the mound. Oglivie and J Ellis homered for Milwaukee and Texas respectively. Pittsburgh edged San Diego 7 2 in a long game, D Acquisto the winning pitcher and Candelaria the loser.

Alexander W—Monge L—Todd Seattle Detroit Honeycutt Rawley B. McLaughlin Stinson Cox Billingham Hiller Parrish L— Hiller N.Y John and Munson Zahn Marshall Wynegar W— Zahn L—John New York Beniquez

Montreal 4 Atlanta 3 in SCT Thursday games

SCT Thursday saw Montreal edge Atlanta 4 to 3 in a 14 inning result and Chicago defeat San Francisco 8 to 6. Several late night matchups include Houston at Montreal and Pittsburgh at Los Angeles with evening starts across the league.

Montreal Atlanta San Diego Pittsburgh Chicago San Francisco Houston Andujar Sanderson Niekro New York Swan Cincinnati Seaver Philadelphia Christensen Ye Be Rasmussen Blyleven Los Angeles Sutton St. Lois Vuckovich Nasty St. Louis National Nee E Pet Pittsburg St. Chicago West GB Houston Cincinnati

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