TEXAS OPEN TOURNEY
A. Palmer In The Lead <N.Z. Presa Assn.— Copynght) SAN ANTONIO (Texas), April 28 The United States Open champion, Arnold Palmer, took over the lead at the half-way point in the Texas open golf tournament today with an eight-under-par 63 in his second round. Palmer’s 36-hole total was 130. He had six birdies and an eagle on the par-71 Oak Hills country club course. The Masters tourney champion, Gary Player (South Africa) had putting troubles for the second day in succession, and scored 69 for a 36hole score of 138. Peter Thomson (Australia) had a 74 today tor 147, and was eliminated, but the British open champion, Kel Nagle, added a 72 to his firstround 68 to stay in the last two rounds.
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29501, 1 May 1961, Page 21
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