Word: pinehurst
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Pinehurst, in North Carolina's rolling hill country, means golf to most people, and on almost any day in the season around 1,000 rounds...
...golf will be played at the Pinehurst Country Club, the only private club in the world with five 18-hole golf courses. A picturesque little village that suggests New England more than North Carolina, it has for 70 years attracted a quiet, middle-aged-to-elderly clientele, which though often enormously rich is not particularly interested in capitalized society or bright lights. Next to golf, horses are the primary interest of most visitors. The riding facilities are of top quality, and gymkhanas in horsemanship are held regularly...
Campen, a specialist in the short game, put together a 6-2 record last year. He won the number one position away from Abrams during the team's vacation stay in Pinehurst, N.C., playing in the low 70's over a difficult course...
...form of exercise: 18 holes involved a cross-country hike of some 4 miles. The coming of the golf cart eliminated the walking, but the game was still a way of getting out into the open air. Now even this is unnecessary. A foursome in snowbound Maine may play Pinehurst at midnight without having to do more than stand up and swing...
...somewhat difficult to remember that until last week Jack Nicklaus, 22, the country's No. 1 pro, was still the U.S. amateur champion (having beaten Dudley Wysong, 8 and 6, in 1961's final). He wasn't on hand to defend his title last week at Pinehurst, N.C., of course. But there were still enough big names to make a big list of favorites. Deane Beman, the 1960 winner, was there. So were Charles Coe (winner in '49 and '58), Harvie Ward ('55 and '56) and Ted Bishop ('46). There was North...