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Played as the (last) American Golf Classic (Aug 26-29). Second-placed Lou Graham (USA) finished 4 shots behind David Graham (Aus). [North course, Firestone CC, Akron, Ohio].
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American Golf Classic not played in 1975, as Firestone CC hosted the US PGA Championship.
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Played as the American Golf Classic (June 20-23). Jim Colbert (USA) beat Raymond Floyd (USA) with a par at the second playoff hole (par-5 16th ... "the 615 yd monster"). Gay Brewer (USA) and Forrest Fezler (USA) were eliminated at the first playoff hole. [South course, Firestone CC, Akron, Ohio].
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Played as the American Golf Classic (June 21-24). Second-placed Gay Brewer (USA), Bob Murphy (USA) and Lanny Wadkins (USA) finished 3 shots behind Bruce Crampton (Aus). [South course, Firestone CC, Akron, Ohio].
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Played as the American Golf Classic (July 20-23). Bert Yancey (USA) beat Tom Ulozas (USA) with a par at the first playoff hole (230-yd par-3 15th), to record the last of his seven PGA Tour wins. [South course, Firestone CC, Akron, Ohio].
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Played as the American Golf Classic (Aug 5-8). Second-placed Dale Douglas (USA) finished 3 shots behind 24-year-old Jerry Heard (USA), who recorded his first PGA Tour win. [South course, Firestone CC, Akron, Ohio].
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Played as the American Golf Classic (Aug 6-9). Second-placed Tommy Aaron (USA), Jack Nicklaus (USA) and Bruce Crampton (Aus) finished 2 shots behind Frank Beard (USA), who recorded his 10th PGA Tour win. [South course, Firestone CC, Akron, Ohio].
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Played as the American Golf Classic (July 24-27). Second-placed Bobby Nichols (USA) finished 4 shots behind Raymond Floyd (USA). [South course, Firestone CC, Akron, Ohio].
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Played as the American Golf Classic (Aug 8-11). Jack Nicklaus (USA) beat PGA Tour rookie Lee Elder (USA) at the fifth playoff hole (par-4 17th), to win for the second consecutive week. Frank Beard (USA) was eliminated at the first playoff hole. [South course, Firestone CC, Akron, Ohio].
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Played as the American Golf Classic (Aug 10-13). Second-placed Doug Sanders (USA) finished 3 shots behind Arnold Palmer (USA). [South course, Firestone CC, Akron, Ohio].
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American Golf Classic not played in 1966, as Firestone CC hosted the US PGA Championship.
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Played as the American Golf Classic (Aug 26-29). Second-placed Arnold Palmer (USA) finished 4 shots behind Al Geiberger (USA). [South course, Firestone CC, Akron, Ohio].
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Played as the American Golf Classic (Aug 20-23). Second-placed Mason Rudolph (USA) finished 5 shots behind Ken Venturi (USA). [South course, Firestone CC, Akron, Ohio].
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Played as the American Golf Classic (Aug 22-25). Second-placed and defending champion Arnold Palmer (USA) finished 4 shots behind wire-to-wire winner Johnny Pott (USA). [South course, Firestone CC, Akron, Ohio].
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Played as the American Golf Classic (Aug 9-12). Second-placed Mason Rudolph (USA) finished 5 shots behind Arnold Palmer (USA). [South course, Firestone CC, Akron, Ohio].
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Played as the inaugural American Golf Classic (Aug 24-27). Jay Hebert (USA) beat Gary Player (RSA) with a birdie at the second playoff hole (par-5 2nd), to record the last of his seven PGA Tour wins. [South course, Firestone CC, Akron, Ohio].
Tournaments:
2021 Opens: whether by accident or design, four of the top five mens’ Open Championships played in the British Isles occupy consecutive weeks in July: the Irish Open (1-4), Scottish Open (8-11), The Open (15-18) and Wales Open (22-25). The recently relaunched English Open is scheduled for early-August.
Hoag Classic: Ernie Els defends his title in this prestigious PGA Tour Champions event, played since 1991 at the Newport Beach Country Club, CA (Mar 5-7).
Who's Who:
Brooks Koepka: won his second Phoenix Open title, with a chip-in eagle at TPC Scottsdale’s short par-4 17th included in his final round.
Annika Sörenstam: the legendary Swede makes a return to the LPGA Tour in the Gainbridge LPGA, to be played at Lake Nona, her home club (Feb 25-28).
New course opens for play at Barnbougle
Bill Coore designs 14-hole layout with “sporty” holes on dune ridge above Lost Farm.
New links course planned for Scottish Highlands. Landowner aims to appoint a ‘world-class architect’ to work on site next to Cromarty Firth.
New Faldo Design layout in Vietnam set for summer completion. Nine holes of the course at Thanh Lanh are routed across a the lake peninsula.
Dundonald Links Scotland: Construction work is in progress on new practice facilities and course changes at Dundonald Links in Irvine, Scotland, as part of a £25 million investment by new owners Darwin Escapes that also includes the construction of a new clubhouse with rooms, plus eighteen lodges. Read more ...
R&A submits planning application for new golf facility in Glasgow.
Look up the Top Golf Courses in Scotland.
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