Lopez Wins Fifth LPGA Title in Miracle Week
Nancy Lopez tames Locust Hill greens with a 69 to win by two over Jane Blalock and Debbie Massey. She nets $11,250 to extend her LPGA record streak to five straight victories and surpasses $130,000 in 1978 earnings while eyeing a sixteenth win.
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Rochester
N.Y
Nancy Lopez
Jane Blalock
Debbie Massey
Locust Hill Country Club
Mickey Wright
Kathy Whitworth
Shirley Englehorn
Byron Nelson
JoAnne Carner
Whitworth
Blalock
Massey
Lopez
Hershey
North Wins U S Open Amid Dramatic Finish at Cherry Hills
Andy North, 28, Madison Wisconsin, captured the U S Open at Cherry Hills with a final round 74 and a 72 hole 285 total to edge Dave Stockton and J C Snead by one stroke. North earned 45000 and silenced two close challengers as winds and the treacherous 18th tested his nerve.
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Denver
Andy North
North
Jerry
Andy Bean
Cherry Hills Country Club
Madison
Wis
Dave Stockton
J.C. Snead
Stockton
Snead
Clemson Freshman Scott Haack Seeks Return to Star Status
Clemson freshman Scott Haack, former Handley standout and Virginia state two mile champion, navigates college racing facing top talent like Henry Rono and Rick Rojas. He reflects on learning the 5 000 and 10 000 meter distances, team dynamics, and plans for ACC cross country next season as Clemson aims higher.
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Scott Haack
Handley
Virginia State
Clemson University
Clemson
Henry Rono
Rick Rojas
Haack
Timmy Frye
Timmy
Martinsburg
Chris Fox
Steve Prefontaine
Rono
Prefontaine
Frye
Billy Stewart
Knoxville
Rojas
ACC
N.C. State
Ralph
King
Wayne Coffman
North Wins U S Open Surviving a Bloodied Final Hole
Gary Player faltered at Cherry Hills as Andy North, a Wisconsin rookie with one tour win, captured the 78th U S Open. North led early, faced wind gusts, and sealed victory with a four-foot bogey putt on the final hole amid a dramatic finish.
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Denver
Gary Player
Andy North
America
Wisconsin
Rockies
U.S. Golf Association
Gene Sarazen
Ben Hogan
Cherry Hills
North
Teeoff
Snead
Dave Stockton
Softball Coverage Policy Change at The Star
The Star sports desk announces a new rule requiring all softball and baseball score sheets be submitted by 8 am the day after games. Full first and last names of players from both teams must appear in the summary. Repeated failures to submit will drop coverage for the year for the team.
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Haack
Star
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