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...longer plays for nickels. His $17,500 purse for his eyelash victory at the Masters Tournament in Augusta, Ga. this month boosted his 1960 tournament earnings to $44,256, a record for so early in the season. With six victories already this year, Palmer towers above the pack as the strong favorite for this summer's major pro tests: the U.S. Open at Englewood, Colo, in June, the British Open at St. Andrews and the Professional Golfers' Association tournament at Akron...
...Herter's first year began somewhat awkwardly. Informed by Ike that he had been chosen to succeed Dulles, Herter quickly had the head-to-toe physical examination requested by the President, was embarrassed when the appointment was delayed while the results (satisfactory) were flown to vacationing Eisenhower in Augusta...
Predicting the winner of a major golf tournament is about as easy as scoring a hole in one. But before the 1960 Masters tournament at Augusta got under way, husky Arnold Palmer, 30, of Latrobe, Pa., was solidly established as the favorite.' Palmer had already won four tournaments this year. He had always played well in the Masters, winning in 1958 and finishing third last year. And the rambling (6,980 yds.) Augusta National Golf course seemed made to order for his long-hitting game. Said one pro: "On other courses a puffball hitter can get hot, but here...
...Jewel." Meanwhile, the President made himself at home in Washington. Minutes after landing from Augusta, he turned up at the Mayflower Hotel, where Senate Republican Minority Leader Everett Dirksen was celebrating his 64th birthday. "By golly," pealed Dirksen as he and Democrat Lyndon Johnson greeted Ike, "you're a jewel to come...
...Doubts. The President's advisers carried with them to Augusta new evidence to reinforce their conclusions. It was the latest 41-page report on technical discussions among the U.S., British and Russian scientists at Geneva on the feasibility of checking underground test shots...