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Clutch shots: Gary Cowan, shown playing in the Ontario Amateur last July, qualified yesterday for PGA Senior pro tour with birdles on last two holes
Clutch shots: Gary Cowan, shown playing in the Ontario Amateur last July, qualified yesterday for PGA Senior pro tour with birdles on last two holes

Clutch shots: Gary Cowan, shown playing in the Ontario Amateur last July, qualified yesterday for PGA Senior pro tour with birdles on last two holes

Date11/30/1990
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Original Toronto Star caption: Clutch shots: Gary Cowan, shown playing in the Ontario Amateur last July, qualified yesterday for PGA Senior pro tour with birdles on last two holes.
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Hangin' On: Three-shot lead. Seven holes to go. No problem, right? Not quite. But Ken Green managed to hang on and win the Canadian Open by a single shot over a pair of PGA pros yesterday
Hangin' On: Three-shot lead. Seven holes to go. No problem, right? Not quite. But Ken Green managed to hang on and win the Canadian Open by a single shot over a pair of PGA pros yesterday
9/5/1988
Heads field: Gary Cowan of Kitchener shot a 65 yesterday to take a one-shot lead in the Ontario Amateur golf championship at Stouffville's Spring Lakes Golf Club
Heads field: Gary Cowan of Kitchener shot a 65 yesterday to take a one-shot lead in the Ontario Amateur golf championship at Stouffville's Spring Lakes Golf Club
7/7/1981
Gary Cowan of Kitchener, playing his first tournament in three months, had a 69 yesterday to lead the first round of the Ontario Amateur golf champion(...)
Gary Cowan of Kitchener, playing his first tournament in three months, had a 69 yesterday to lead the first round of the Ontario Amateur golf champion(...)
7/10/1974
Life of golf pro doesn't appeal to Gary Cowan, one of world's leading amateurs
Life of golf pro doesn't appeal to Gary Cowan, one of world's leading amateurs
9/17/1970
Champ gives Arnie tips. Gary Cowan of Kitchener, new U.S. amateur golf champion, shows grip to greatest money-winning pro, Arnold Palmer. Arnie will pass up their year's Canadian Open
Champ gives Arnie tips. Gary Cowan of Kitchener, new U.S. amateur golf champion, shows grip to greatest money-winning pro, Arnold Palmer. Arnie will pass up their year's Canadian Open
9/7/1966
Eyeing it up: Dave Barr went out in one-over 37 but birdied three holes on back nine to take a comfortable four-shot lead after two rounds of CPGA championship at Emerald Hills
Eyeing it up: Dave Barr went out in one-over 37 but birdied three holes on back nine to take a comfortable four-shot lead after two rounds of CPGA championship at Emerald Hills
7/29/1988
Whew! Glad that's over, or so it seems as Gary Cowan takes a moment before receiving Toronto Star trophy as Ontario amateur golf champion. Cowan won p(...)
Whew! Glad that's over, or so it seems as Gary Cowan takes a moment before receiving Toronto Star trophy as Ontario amateur golf champion. Cowan won p(...)
7/14/1978
Bar makes par: Canada's top PGA Tour pro, Dave Barr, was steady as she goes on the greens and hit the clubhouse as one of four Canucks at par 72 on opening day
Bar makes par: Canada's top PGA Tour pro, Dave Barr, was steady as she goes on the greens and hit the clubhouse as one of four Canucks at par 72 on opening day
9/1/1988
Segment of estimated crowd of 20,000 jams area near 18th hole to the left, and also gets view of the 17th hole's Sahara fairway, where 13 sand traps await errant shots
Segment of estimated crowd of 20,000 jams area near 18th hole to the left, and also gets view of the 17th hole's Sahara fairway, where 13 sand traps await errant shots
6/24/1978
Al Balding (centre) chats with owners Gil Blechman (left) and Harvey Kalef after he was confirmed yesterday as resident pro of Canadian PGA National c(...)
Al Balding (centre) chats with owners Gil Blechman (left) and Harvey Kalef after he was confirmed yesterday as resident pro of Canadian PGA National c(...)
4/8/1974
One pro to another: PGA Seniors' tour member Al Balding of Toronto steadies the swing of hockey great Bobby Orr during yesterday's Nabisco pro-am at Glen Abbey
One pro to another: PGA Seniors' tour member Al Balding of Toronto steadies the swing of hockey great Bobby Orr during yesterday's Nabisco pro-am at Glen Abbey
8/27/1985
So what's new? Moe Norman is 51, two years into seniors golfing competition and, needless to say, has won two Canadian PGA seniors golf titles. He won by six shots over Bill Kozak yesterday
So what's new? Moe Norman is 51, two years into seniors golfing competition and, needless to say, has won two Canadian PGA seniors golf titles. He won by six shots over Bill Kozak yesterday
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