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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

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

Date9/5/1988
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Original Toronto Star caption: 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.
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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
11/30/1990
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
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
Par will take beating: Casper. The pros should score well in the Canadian Open starting today at St. George's golf club, says Billy Casper, one of the(...)
Par will take beating: Casper. The pros should score well in the Canadian Open starting today at St. George's golf club, says Billy Casper, one of the(...)
6/19/1968
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
Leader in openm Gibby GIlbert lines up a putt enroute to a sparkling 65, low score by one shot over two other golfers among 144 in field. Par took quite a beating
Leader in openm Gibby GIlbert lines up a putt enroute to a sparkling 65, low score by one shot over two other golfers among 144 in field. Par took quite a beating
7/2/1970
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
This is golf Gibby Gilbert, first round leader in Canadian Open golf tournament in London, ponders what to do after he overhot green on the 18th hole (...)
This is golf Gibby Gilbert, first round leader in Canadian Open golf tournament in London, ponders what to do after he overhot green on the 18th hole (...)
7/3/1970
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
Course managers, pros and equipment retailers say the high unemployment rate is driving up business
Course managers, pros and equipment retailers say the high unemployment rate is driving up business
9/15/1982
Space was limited at most of the holes as a sea of people gathered to watch the golfers
Space was limited at most of the holes as a sea of people gathered to watch the golfers
7/29/1983
Just call these guys the four aces, These four golfers beat odds of 320,000-to-1 by scoring holes-in-one at the U
Just call these guys the four aces, These four golfers beat odds of 320,000-to-1 by scoring holes-in-one at the U
6/16/1989