Word: championships
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Open War. In 1937, on his first start, he blazed over the Oakland Hills Course at Detroit with a record-breaking 283. "Laddie," said Tommy Armour, "you've just won yourself a championship." But another youngster, Ralph Guldahl, finished with an even more sensational 281. In 1947 Snead tied with Lew Worsham to win the Open, then lost the play-off by the length of a 30 1/2-inch putt...
Some future programs: Queen Elizabeth's review of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve in London, with a flypast of 100 planes down the Mall toward Buckingham Palace; the third round of Davis Cup matches from Paris; Queen Juliana of The Netherlands at a garden party; the world-championship soccer game between France and Yugoslavia; Siena's historic Palio horse race...
Heavyweight Championship (Thurs. 10 p.m., ABC). Rocky Marciano v. Ezzard Charles...
...Paris' pint-sized Roland Garros Stadium, American Singles Champion Tony Trabert ran Californian Art Larsen all over a wet and sloppy court to take the French Clay Court Tennis Championship, 6-4, 7-5, 6-1. Maureen ("Little Mo") Connolly turned the tournament into an American triumph by overpowering Mme. Ginnette Bucaille...
...Muirfield, Scotland, Doug Bachli became the first Australian ever to win the British Amateur Golf Championship. Playing a steady, nerveless game, the 34-year-old teetotalling saloon owner came from behind to catch American Walker Cup Player Bill Campbell and beat him 2 and 1 in the 36-hole final round...