ROOKIE’S RECORD
(N.Z. Press Assn.—Copyright) CLIFTON (New Jersey). R. Murphy, a red-haired rookie, passed a faltering G. Player to win the stormdelayed Thunderbird golf tournament yesterday, scoring a final-round 68 for 277. It was the second consecutive victory for Murphy and the $26,786 first prize raised his golf earnings to $81,061, a record for a rookie. Murphy started the day in second place, two strokes behind Player, overhauled him on the eighth hole, and fought off the challenge of R. Lunn for the rest of the round. Lunn finished with a 69 for 280, but had to share second place when the Australian, p - Crampton, birdied the eighteenth, also for a 69.
Equals Record. — The 21-year-old Californian, Z. Zorn
equalled the world' record of 52.65ec in the men’s 100 metr freestyle at the Olympic trials on Monday.
Yacht Race.— Entries for the single-handed trans-Tasman yacht race from New Plymouth to Brisbane in 1970 will close on December 31, 1969.
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Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31775, 4 September 1968, Page 17
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