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.
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Unseth
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Steve Veriato
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Hale Irwin
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Terry Peddy
Leonard Thompson
Gil Morgan
Jim
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Alan Tapie
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Sheng San Hsu
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Tom Jeckmann
Jim Dent
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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