Word: nicklaus
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...minority-he is a lefthanded golfer on the U.S. pro tour. That alone is enough to make him the hero of 400,000 amateur lefties who wire him encouragement and even dip into the cooky jar to bet on their boy against the likes of Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus. Those bets have begun to pay off. Last April Charles became the first left-hander ever to win a major pro tournament when he took the $10,000 top money in the Houston Classic. Last week, at Britain's Royal Lytham and St. Annes Golf Course, Southpaw Charles...
...already broken his record ($81,448 in 1962) for money winnings in a single season. Pro golf's top ten, with six months still to go on the tour: Tournaments Dollars Won Won 1. Arnold Palmer 5 $85,545 2. Julius Boros 3 63,996 3. Jack Nicklaus 3 62,140 4. Tony Lema 1 60,963 5. Gary Player 1 46,665 6. Dow Finsterwald 1 38,438 7. Gene Littler 0 25,439 8. Tommy Aaron 0 22,734 9. Don January 1 21,089 10. Paul Harney...
...things like that do not seem to bother Boros-and this spring his game began to click. In the space of a month, ,he won two big tournaments (the COlonial National Invitation and the Buick Open), boosted his 1963 winnings to $43,680-fourth (behind Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Tony Lema) on the tour. When it came time to choose sides for the Open, more than one of Boros' fellow pros picked...
...were so many climatic complaints that it was soon called "the Crybaby Open." "This persnickety blankety-blank course," muttered aging (51) Sam Snead, his hopes of finally winning the Open shattered after rounds of 74-75-79-83. "My disappointment and frustration have been extreme," allowed youthful (23) Jack Nicklaus, his hopes for a second straight Open title crushed when he bogeyed the first three holes and failed to survive the 36-hole...
...best lady golfer in the world. After eight years as a pro, Mickey has won the U.S. Women's Open three times, the Ladies' P.O.A. three times, the Titleholders (female equivalent of the Masters) twice, and 45 pro tournaments in all-more than Arnie Palmer and Jack Nicklaus combined. She has been the leading money winner among lady pros for two years in a row ($22,236 in 1961; $21,642 in 1962), and her total winnings amount to $127,000. By last week, she had entered ten 1963 tournaments, won six of them, placed second...