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Smallnick then proceeded to miss his putt...
Owen was the only letterman to win his match as he beat Skip Palmer on the 19th hole. Two down with four to go. Owen won on the 16th and 18th holes before he sunk his putt for a bogey on the 19th. Palmer double bogeyed the hole...
...Schaaf and the Middies' Ray Walters carried their match to the 18th hole before Schaaf sunk an eight footer for a par and beat Walters, one-up. Shaaf only started to putt well on the back nine, tieing the match in the 16th with a birdie...
...ironic that Floyd had cinched matters with a putt, since putting had been his biggest hangup through all four rounds at the National Cash Register golf course at Dayton. He took a total of 121 strokes on the greens-six more than Player, five more than Bert Greene, who finished third, and eleven more than fourth place Jimmy Wright. Floyd really won the P.G.A. with his booming, if sometimes errant drives, and with his beautifully wrought iron play. He hit 59 greens in par, compared with Player's 53. There was another ingredient in Floyd's winning eight...
...When he walked to the tenth tee, someone threw a cup of Coke and ice in his face. Player turned to his tormentor and asked, "What have I done to you, sir?" A small group of dissidents rushed the tenth green as Player and Jack Nicklaus were preparing to putt. The interlopers were quickly hustled off. "The man who threw the Coke called me a racist," Player later complained. "Just because you're from South Africa, it doesn't mean you're a racist." After the tournament, Player admitted that all through the final round...