S.A. offer declined
NZPA-Reuter Brisbane Australia’s world golf champion, Greg Norman, said yesterday he had rejected an offer to play in the 3USI million golf classic at Sun City in South Africa.
The golf superstar faced noisy demonstrations at the Australian Masters tournament in Melbourne earlier this year after taking part in the 1986 Sun City event
“I don’t want to sound blase, but I don’t need the
money. Life’s too short toput up with the sort of; hassles involved,” Nor-1 man said. His decision to shun Sun City coincided with* heated public debate to Australia over the currentappearance of Wimbledon* tennis champion, PatCash, at a tennis touraa-r ment in Johannesburg. . Cash, seeded No. I,’ easily disposed of - his. South African first roundopponent, Michael Robert-’, son, 6-2, 6-2 yesterday. /
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