Florida Open Opens as Lopez Jr. Wins Pro-Am
Joe Lopez Jr. of Miami wins the Pro-Am with a 66 as the Florida Open begins. The annual event starts today with best ball competition and Lopez leads the field.
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Newspaper
Sarasota News
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1963
Page
9
Joe Lopez Jr. of Miami wins the Pro-Am with a 66 as the Florida Open begins. The annual event starts today with best ball competition and Lopez leads the field.
Julius Boros tops contenders at Westchester Country Club as 138 players compete for 100000 prize. Sam Snead and Ben Hogan also participate, with Snead qualifying well in New York area and Hogan signaling a comeback after years away from majors.
Sam Snead shoots a three under par 67 to lead a 56-player pro field by one stroke at the pro-am section of the classic. Al Geiberger and others chase as Snead opens with birdies and shares second in the rounds. Team honors go to Julius Boros and partners with a net 59 in best ball.
Bud Hollowell launched a towering homer to lift Southern California over Florida State 3 to 1 in the NCAA Baseball tournament in Omaha Nebraska. USC used five consecutive walks in the late innings to seal the win.
Nancy Malone won with 13 strokes and Florence Beatty was runner up with 14 in the Lake Venice Women's Golf Association weekly low putts event held Wednesday in Venice.
Los Angeles Dodgers moved back on top of the National League with a 9 1 victory over the Houston Colts while St Louis lost to Philadelphia. The win also left the Dodgers tied with the San Francisco Giants for second place as Tommy Davis doubled and singled, Ron Fairly driven in three runs, and Dick Tracewski hit his first major league homer.
American League standings show New York leading with 82 wins, Chicago 59, Baltimore 58, Cleveland 50, Detroit 48, Kansas City 58, Minnesota 53, Boston 59, Washington 14th. Results Tuesday include Kansas City defeating Minnesota 12 to 4, Chicago beating Los Angeles 3 to 1, Boston edging Washington 5 to 3, Cleveland routing Detroit 12 to 6. National League shows Los Angeles leading with 67 wins, St. Louis 67, San Francisco 67, Pittsburgh 61, Houston 63, New York 63, Philadelphia at St. Louis, Brooklyn at Milwaukee, and other night games listed.
Walt Rudy and Schmidt shone as Lanes beat Betty McCord 7 to 1 in a game with a no hit frame and three hit outing by Bunky Enos. Garvey and Falcone contributed key hits and pace for the winners.
In San Francisco, Bob Bolin, paid as the ace reliever, emerged as a potential permanent starter to replace faltering Jack Fisher. Willie McCovey hit two home runs as Bolin faced the Cubs, leaving Giants aiming to extend a winning streak while debate on adding Lou Burdette lingered.
New York hosts Davis Cup action starting today with 18 year old Reza Akbari of Iran facing an unnamed opponent in the first singles. Akbari’s 17 year old brother plays in the second match alongside him in the doubles lineup.
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