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Don
Pooley Wins the 2002 U.S. Senior Open |
Pooley Wins Senior Open In Thrilling
Five-Hole Playoff
Baltimore, Md. – After a record-setting third
round, Don Pooley was asked how he would sleep with a three-shot
lead heading into the final round.
Pooley’s response? Not a lot of rest was needed.
Coming off as a fortune teller, Pooley patched
together four hours’ worth before going out Sunday and outlasting
Tom Watson in a captivating five-hole playoff for the U.S.
Senior Open victory at Caves Valley Golf Club.
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Kite Can’t Get Closer Than Third
Baltimore, Md. -- Tom Kite, always a gallery
favorite, just couldn’t stay out of the crowd on Sunday.
It was a thrill for the fans, but bad news for Kite. Playing
from behind the ropes usually isn’t the best strategy for
winning a championship.
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Fourth-Round Notebook: Low Amateur High Over
Finish
Baltimore, Md. -- Bob Clark was playing in
only his second U.S. Senior Open this week. His first was
last year at Salem Country Club, where he didn't make the
cut, but at Caves Valley, Clark got to play all four rounds.
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Pooley Takes 3-Stroke Lead; 63 Round
Equals Open Record
BALTIMORE, Md. – As he was leaving an interview
session Saturday, Don Pooley was intercepted by Tom Watson
near the door.
Watson held out his right hand and jokingly
said, “You didn’t make any putts out there today, did you?”
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Pooley Smashes Record
Baltimore, Md. – No. 16. Beautiful drive
straight down the fairway. Second shot lands about 3 feet
from the flagstick. Nice Easy putt for a birdie.
No. 17. Beautiful drive straight down the
fairway. Second shot lands about 20 feet from the flagstick.
The putt snakes in for a birdie.
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Notebook: Dougherty Accomplishes Goal -- So
Far
BALTIMORE, Md. -- Ed Dougherty has been close
before to winning a U.S. Senior Open before.
The year was 1999 and Dougherty opened with
a 68 to take the first-round lead, and then followed it
with a 69. Dougherty stumbled in the third round, shooting
a 75, but still held the 54-hole lead.
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NCR Country Club In Ohio To Host 2005 U.S. Senior
Open
Far Hills, N.J. – NCR Country Club in Kettering,
Ohio, a neighboring city to Dayton, has been selected as
the site of the 2005 U.S. Senior Open, the United States
Golf Association has announced. The championship, for golfers
age 50 and older, will be played from July 28-31.
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Hall Shoots Record 65,
Overtakes Eaks
Baltimore, Md. – Going into the second round
at the Senior Open Friday, Walter Hall had never posted
a better score than 70 during his three stabs at the championship.
Things change.
After finishing off three holes from the first
round early Friday morning, Hall went on to shoot a 6-under
65 to grab the lead from first-round leader R.W. Eaks.
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