Word: daves
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Golf may be tne only sport in the world at which a man can make $20,000 a year in competition and still have nobody but a fanatic recognize his name. Just ask Jack McGowan, Pete Brown and Miller Barber−or, for that matter, Dave Marr. Going into last week's P.G.A. tournament at Ligonier, Pa., Marr was strictly a member of the pack. He won an occasional minor tournament, almost always finished in the money (20 out of 22 times so far this year), modeled sports clothes for Jantzen on the side. He was reliable, comfortable...
...when the difference between a Marr and a Jack Nicklaus is only a couple of strokes every 72 holes, accidents are bound to happen. One happened last week−and it was almost more than Dave could stand. He cried when they gave him a diamond-studded medal and the winner's check of $25,-000. "Some guys expect to win," he said. "But I never knew that I could...
...17th hole at Ligonier's Laurel Valley Golf Club last week, Dave was clinging shakily to a two-stroke lead when Nicklaus sank an 18-ft. chip shot from off the green. "That made me hot," Marr said later. "I decided I wasn't going to let him win. To hell with him." Dave promptly canned his putt. On the 18th he dropped his approach 3 ft. from the pin and got the shakes all over again. "I told myself, 'C'mon, make it, finish like a champion is supposed to finish. Don't putt...
...high up, fighting for his second P.G.A. victory. Jack was grousing about his drives, then his approaches went a trifle sour. Even so, going into the final hole, he was still two under par for the tournament, tied with Billy Casper and barely two strokes behind his playing partner, Dave Marr, a journeyman golfer who had not won a tournament since 1962. A birdie for Nicklaus and a bogie for Marr would mean a playoff. Teeing off for the 470 yd. par-four, Marr hooked his drive into a fairway trap, while Nicklaus slammed one 300 yds deadcenter. But after...
...once the contract is signed, each worker will collect about $80-enough to buy a portable TV set or put a down payment on a used car. Abel himself is eager to make a statesmanlike impression in his first real test since wresting the presidency from Dave McDonald, knows that a reasonably sweet settlement would enhance his reputation far more than a disruptive strike. The union realizes that if a strike comes, the companies could hold out for quite a while before customers would begin to clamor for a settlement at any cost. Reason: customers have stockpiled between...