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That concern was cited by Cypress Point in Pebble Beach, Calif., when the club last September withdrew its dramatic oceanside course from a P.G.A.-sanctioned pro-amateur tournament that it had been host to since 1947. Cypress Point insists that it has no ban on blacks, although it has no black members and none on the waiting list, where the delay is seven years. Vice President Dan Quayle, who belongs to Maryland's male-only Burning Tree Country Club, played at Cypress Point in December; he said later he had been assured it "does not discriminate." Members may genuinely believe...
BING CROSBY PRO-AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP (ABC, 6-7:30 p.m.). The third round from Pebble Beach, Calif. Fourth round Sunday from...
Even the pros in golf need a little divine guidance at times, and when Evangelist Billy Graham, no mean golfer himself, was in Atlanta for a pro-amateur round before the Atlanta Classic tournament, he took the occasion to hand out a few tips from "the greatest pro of all time-the Lord Jesus Christ." Proper stance: "We must take a stand on what we believe in." Proper grip: "Get a grip on life." Hitting the ball from inside out: "True also in life, since the Bible says you have a body with a spirit inside it." Keeping your...
BING CROSBY 1966 GOLF TOURNAMENT (NBC, 4-5 p.m.). The annual pro-amateur event, from Pebble Beach, Calif...
...must have. By week's end he had tied Nicklaus for the top prize in the Jacksonville Open pro-amateur, picking up another $462.50. And he did it all with the silliest swing in golf. Sanders stands stiff-legged, brings his club back such a short way that other pros say he "could swing in a telephone booth." With Jack Nicklaus still looking for his first victory of the year, Gary Player trying to commute from South Africa, and Arnie Palmer semiretired from the tour-he has played in only five of ten tournaments-Sanders sees no reason...