McEvoy Captures British Amateur Golf Title in Ganton
Peter McEvoy, an English international with Scottish parents, defeated Hugh Campbell 5 and 4 at Ganton in 36 holes to win the British Amateur Championship. The 24-year-old law student seized early control, suffered a late wobble, but finished strong with steady putting and birdies to seal the victory.
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Ganton
England
Peter McEvoy
Hugh Campbell
Scotland
McEvoy
London
McEvoys
Campbell
Gottfried Vilas reach French Open final in Paris
Brian Gottfried USA and Guillermo Vilas Argentina reach the final at Roland Garros. Gottfried beat Phil Dent injured 7 5 6 3 7 5, while Vilas crushed Raul Ramirez 6 2 6 0 6 3. Vilas seeks eighth win over Ramirez and a first French title since 1955.
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Brian Gottfried
United States
Guillermo Vilas
Argentina
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Phil Dent
Australia
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Vila
Raul Ramirez
Mexico
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Vilas
Buenos Aires
Tony Trabert
New York
John McEnroe
Mary Carillo
Vic Seixas
Doris Hart
Douglaston
Queens
Ivan Molina
Colombia
Florenta Mihai
Romania
Andretti Grabs Pole at Belgian Grand Prix in Record Run
Mario Andretti of Nazareth Pennsylvania took pole at Zolder Belgium with a lap 1.3 seconds under the record and about 1.5 seconds faster than rivals. John Watson and Gunnar Nilsson joined him on the front row as Jody Scheckter led the second row while rain shortened Friday practice and 32 entrants battled for 26 spots.
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Nazareth
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Andretti
Long Beach
Calif
Britain
John Watson
Jody Scheckter
Niki Lauda
Austria
Scheckter
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