Word: pars
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Bruce Thurmond continued his winning ways to lead the freshmen team to a 7 1/2 to 1 1/2 win against St. Marks. Thurmond, who has been only a few shots above par figures all season, fashioned a 75 on the windy Southboro course to beat Dave Munger 4 and 3. John Parsons halved with Os Edwards in the second match. Pete Malkin lost 1 down to Arch Renshaw, Jim Jones crushed Sol Bundy 6 and 5. John Walsh topped Al Spurr 6 and 4, and Dave Strassier wiped out Ed Sterling...
Best individual performance of the afternoon was a two over par 72 fired by seventh man George Wheeling. Wheeling, a junior beat B.U.'s Richard Wallace by the top-sided score...
There are no really outstanding golfers on the Crimson team, but the strongest feature is depth. All seven of today's starters can turn in cards ranging not more than a few strokes from par figures...
...game, added another 70. Snead, more flamboyant and erratic, shot a dazzling 67, for a three-stroke lead. Sharpshooting Sam, not forgetting the usual Hogan hex, was nevertheless bubbling: "I'm riding a hunch that's almost infallible. Almost every time I play the short holes in par, or better, I win. And I'm three under par right now. I've had four deuces, three threes and a four...
...wind let up a little for the final round, but the skittery greens proved too much for the U.S. Open champion. Hogan putted 40 times, came home in seven over par. Snead started steadily, played poorly on the 11th, almost blew up when he dropped his 12th tee shot in the water. His next shot, almost as bad, barely hung on the far bank of the stream. He recovered with a miraculous pitch into the cup. After that the tension was gone. Although he did not need it to win, Snead finished with a fine birdie 3 on the 18th...