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...Dick Siderowf, a three-time Walker Cupper who has twice won the British Amateur. Siderowf was joined by his three teammates from the World Amateur Team Championship: Bill Sander, Fred Ridley, and John Fought. The other members of the U.S. squad were Mike Brannan, Scott Simpson, Lindy Miller, Vance Heafner, Gary Hallberg and Jay Sigel...
Miller, the low amateur in this year's U.S. Open, defeated England's Peter McEvoy two up. Fought and Heafner, the son of former touring pro Clayton Heafner, both won their matches four and three. Simpson, who won back-to-back NCAA golf crowns while playing for USC, closed out former Scottish Amateur Champion Gordon Murray seven...
With their backs against the wall on Saturday, the British battled back gamely but there was little doubt about the final outcome. After nine holes, the British were leading in all four of the foursome matches, but Heafner and Fought teamed together to win five holes on the back side while Miller and Simpson won six as both U.S. pairs pulled out victories...
...Going into the final round, Hogan teed off early, wound up by giving the others something to shoot at: a spectacular 67, the first par-busting score of the tournament. Under the pressure of Hogan's blazing finish, Locke misfired to take a 73, finished third (behind Clayton Heafner); Demaret blew himself to a sky-high 78, finished in a tie for 14th...
...that damned seventeenth that did it." Gary Middlecoff just grinned and paid off his $10 hedge-bet. With a $2,000 first prize and the prestige that goes with being U.S. Open golf champion, he could well afford it. Snead had tied for second place with North Carolinian Clayton Heafner...