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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1973
Page
8
Golfers from Farwell Texas and Clovis New Mexico will join Pecos players for the first annual Pecos Pro Am at the local course. About two dozen teams are expected as host pro Bill Wilson and his crew prepare for the event.
A total of 42 local merchants and individuals join hands to back the inaugural Pecos Pro-Am Golf Tournament. Sponsors include Acid Delinters Ltd Ag-Chem Airlawn Cleaners Anthony's Pecos Chamber of Commerce Basin Geophysical and many more providing a $1600 purse. Additional support from Pecos Savings and Loan First National Bank Security State Bank and others helps insure the prize money.
Local pro Bill Wilson, born in Hale Center, started golf in 1957 and turned pro in 1966. He predicts strong growth for the game nationwide and rates Pecos course as average or better. a 9:30 a.m. shotgun start announces a $1606 prize money event featuring pros from Farwell, Andrews, Colonial Park Clovis, Fort Stockton, Midland and other West Texas clubs.
Pecos Golf Association plans a member guest tournament at the local course this weekend. Teams will pair a local club member with an out of town guest. Many players from Friday's pro am will join again for the member guest. Local pro Bill Wilson reports the course is in good shape though not perfect.
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