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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1961

Page

8

Wharton Farquhar Win Odessa Pro-Am in Sudden Playoff

Wharton and Farquhar captured the 13th Odessa Pro-Am Scotch Foursome title after a 36-hole event halted by a playoff. Swiney and Cole beat Maxwell and Wright with a bogey on the first hole to take first prize of 500 dollars, while Nelson and partners finished third for 200. Amateur watches awarded to amateurs on the top three teams.

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Martin-Cain Weaver-Roden Deadlock For Second Place

Wharton and Farquhar won the Odessa Pro-Am by one stroke with a 257 total after a final 72 holes. Iverson Martin and John Paul Cain tied for second with Bert Weaver and Red Roden at 298. Turner and Canon had a hole-in-one but finished seventh.

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Middlecoff Wins Memphis Open In Photo Finish

Careful Cary Middlecoff counted his biggest paycheck in three years as he won the Memphis Open, over Gardner Dickinson, with a final-round surge erasing a seven-stroke deficit. Dickinson faded to finish tied for second with Mike Souchak, while Gene Littler, Lionel Hebert, and Buddy Sullivan shared third in a crowded final round. Patterson signals potential Moore bout contender after Rinaldi defense plan.

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Porsche driver wins fifth Lake Erie invitational race

Herb i Swan of Cleveland driving a Porsche won the fifth annual Lake Erie invitational sports car race in Dunkirk New York. He completed 51 laps in the one hour time limit. Don Yenko of Pittsburgh finished second in a Corvette.

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Snead and Demaret Capture Canada Cup Team Title

Sammy Snead and Jimmy Demaret won the Canada Cup team championship at Dorado Beach Puerto Rico by finishing with a two man total of 560 strokes to beat Australia by 12. Snead also won the International Trophy with a final round 68 for a 16 under par 272 total. It was their third consecutive year as teammates in the nine year old event.

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Ruidoso Downs Pace Yields Multiple Horse Odds

Ruidoso New Mexico reports Sunday race results across eleven events at Ruidoso Downs. Notable winners include Copan Buck and Golden Sickle while Quinella tallies reached 63.40 with rivals Earnest Mist and Dera Bait among the notable payouts. Track record noted as 2:07.5 by Duck Doctor in 1560 era. Track handle reported at 186041 dollars.

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Wininger fined and suspended over tour conflict

Bo Wininger was fined 500 and suspended six months by the PGA after failing to clear a conflict between the Odessa Pro-Am and the Memphis Open at Colonial Country Club. The sanction followed a 72 hole event, with Memphis sponsors enforcing a no releases policy for PGA players. Palmer and Player later missed Canada Cup matches due to denied releases.

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