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...preparation for the Masters, Casper refreshed himself with a five-week layoff and just one tune-up tournament to put a high gloss on his game. It paid off as he out-putted Bert Yancey and Gary Player in the final round and went into a play-off with his old boyhood friend Gene Littler. Relying again on his trusty mallet-head, Casper one-putted seven of the first eleven greens, holing snaking shots from 15 and 30 feet. He went on to win by five strokes. Throughout the 90 holes of play, Casper needed only 145 putts while Littler...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: King of the Flat Blade | 4/27/1970 | See Source »

WINNING. Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward give unduly serious attention to this somewhat bathetic tale of marital infidelity, set against the noisy background of auto racing. The Newmans are good to watch in just about anything, but this particular vehicle is badly in need of a dramatic tune...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television, Cinema, Books: Jun. 27, 1969 | 6/27/1969 | See Source »

...Harvard track team overwhelmed Brown, 83-26, on Saturday in a final tune-up for this weekend's Heptagonal Meet at Cornell...

Author: By Richard T. Howe, | Title: Cindermen Dump Punchless Bruins | 2/18/1969 | See Source »

...directly to England where they will prepare for the Henley trial heats, which take place July 10. On July 6 they will enter races at Reading, upstream from Henley. The Reading events are raced over a course of only about a mile and Andersen called it "a nice little tune-up regatta" in preparation for Henley...

Author: By Tom Reston, | Title: The Heavy Crew Wins Every Time | 6/13/1968 | See Source »

...July 6, the lightweights will also compete in the Reading Towns Regatta at Reading, England, one town up the Thames from Henley. Most of the crews entered at Henley will use Reading Towns as a final tune...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lights to Enter Three Regattas In Summer Tour | 5/29/1968 | See Source »

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