Word: southport
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Carlos Fallon Southport...
...Southport, Conn...
When his first-string caddy tore an Achilles' tendon at Royal Birkdale in Southport, England, last week, Jack Nicklaus Sr. brought up a substitute to carry his clubs in the British Open -Jack Nicklaus Jr. At 14, the 6 ft. 2 in. Nicklaus fils is already down to a five handicap, but as he watched his father practice, he promised to hold his tongue. "Believe me," he said, "I would never tell him what club to use." Out on the course, however, that promise proved easier to break than par: "When I asked for a six-iron," reported Jack...
Birkdale, in the mold of Prestwick where the first Open was held, is an unkempt links-land course whittled by the elements, running along the railway line between Liverpool and Southport. The dunes that straddle the fairways and perpetually tearing winds along with four par fives in the last six holes exact the utmost of poise, resilience and control from the field...
Died. Annette Kellerman Sullivan, 90, Australian long-distance swimmer who became one of vaudeville's international stars; of a heart attack; in Southport, Australia. Kellerman outgrew her childhood bowleggedness and developed a figure that earned her such accolades as "the form divine" and "the diving Venus." In 1907 Kellerman shocked Boston by appearing at Revere Beach wearing a skirtless one-piece bathing suit and was promptly arrested for indecent exposure. On vaudeville stages in Europe and the U.S., Kellerman dived into a glass tank from heights of 75 ft.; she also starred in aquatic movies. In 1952 Kellerman...