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His three-round total of 210 was three strokes better than the next best score, a 213 by Bill Collins, the tall and deliberate Baltimorean who had been playing very well all winter long.
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But Palmer knew, as did everybody else at Augusta, that his streak was about to be broken.
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But Palmer knew, as did everybody else at Augusta, that his streak was about to be broken.
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But Palmer knew, as did everybody else at Augusta, that his streak was about to be broken.
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But Palmer knew, as did everybody else at Augusta, that his streak was about to be broken.
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Half an hour after he finished his round, Player holed out at the 18 th green with a 69 and a three-round total of 206, four strokes ahead of Palmer.
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Half an hour after he finished his round, Player holed out at the 18 th green with a 69 and a three-round total of 206, four strokes ahead of Palmer.
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More than a streak had ended.
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Long after the erratic climate and the washed-out final round on Sunday have become meteorological footnotes, the 1961 Masters will be remembered as the scene of the mano a mano between Arnold Palmer and Gary Player.
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Unlike most such sports rivalries, it appeared to have developed almost spontaneously, although this was not exactly the case.
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Unlike most such sports rivalries, it appeared to have developed almost spontaneously, although this was not exactly the case.
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When the winter tour began at Los Angeles last January there was no one in sight to challenge Palmer 's towering prestige.
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When the winter tour began at Los Angeles last January there was no one in sight to challenge Palmer 's towering prestige.
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When the winter tour began at Los Angeles last January there was no one in sight to challenge Palmer 's towering prestige.
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As if to confirm his stature, he quickly won three of the first eight tournaments.
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As if to confirm his stature, he quickly won three of the first eight tournaments.
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Player won only one.
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But as the tour reached Pensacola a month ago, Player was leading Palmer in official winnings by a few hundred dollars, and the rest of the field was somewhere off in nowhere.
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But as the tour reached Pensacola a month ago, Player was leading Palmer in official winnings by a few hundred dollars, and the rest of the field was somewhere off in nowhere.
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On the final round at Pensacola, the luck of the draw paired Palmer and Player in the same threesome and, although it was far from obvious at the time, the gallery was treated to the first chapter of what promises to be one of the most exciting duels in sport for a long time to come.
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On the final round at Pensacola, the luck of the draw paired Palmer and Player in the same threesome and, although it was far from obvious at the time, the gallery was treated to the first chapter of what promises to be one of the most exciting duels in sport for a long time to come.
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On the final round at Pensacola, the luck of the draw paired Palmer and Player in the same threesome and, although it was far from obvious at the time, the gallery was treated to the first chapter of what promises to be one of the most exciting duels in sport for a long time to come.
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On the final round at Pensacola, the luck of the draw paired Palmer and Player in the same threesome and, although it was far from obvious at the time, the gallery was treated to the first chapter of what promises to be one of the most exciting duels in sport for a long time to come.
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On that final Sunday at Pensacola neither Palmer nor Player was leading the tournament and, as it turned out, neither won it.
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On that final Sunday at Pensacola neither Palmer nor Player was leading the tournament and, as it turned out, neither won it.
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On that final Sunday at Pensacola neither Palmer nor Player was leading the tournament and, as it turned out, neither won it.
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But whichever of these two finished ahead of the other would be the undisputed financial leader of the tour.
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But whichever of these two finished ahead of the other would be the undisputed financial leader of the tour.
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Player immediately proved he was not in the least awed by the dramatic proximity of Palmer.
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Player immediately proved he was not in the least awed by the dramatic proximity of Palmer.
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He outplayed Palmer all around the course and finished with a tremendous 65 to Palmer 's 71.
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He outplayed Palmer all around the course and finished with a tremendous 65 to Palmer 's 71.
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Thereafter, until the Masters, Player gradually increased his lead over Palmer in winnings and added one more tournament victory at Miami.
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Thereafter, until the Masters, Player gradually increased his lead over Palmer in winnings and added one more tournament victory at Miami.
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When they reached Augusta last week, together they had won five of the 13 tournaments to date.
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When they reached Augusta last week, together they had won five of the 13 tournaments to date.
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On Thursday, the first day of the Masters, the contest between Palmer and Player developed instantly.
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It was a dismal, drizzly day but a good one on which to score over the Augusta National course.
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The usually skiddy greens were moist and soft, so the golfers were able to strike their approach shots boldly at the flag-stick and putt firmly toward the hole without too much worry about the consequences.
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The usually skiddy greens were moist and soft, so the golfers were able to strike their approach shots boldly at the flag-stick and putt firmly toward the hole without too much worry about the consequences.
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Palmer 's 4 - under-par 68 got him off to an early lead, which he shared with Bob Rosburg.
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But Player was only one stroke back, with a 69.
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A lot of people were still thinking about Jack Nicklaus, the spectacular young amateur, who had a 70 ; or Ken Venturi, who had a somewhat shaky 72 but was bound to do better ; or Rosburg, whose accurate short game and supersensitive putter can overcome so many of Augusta 's treacheries ; or even old Byron Nelson, whose...
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A lot of people were still thinking about Jack Nicklaus, the spectacular young amateur, who had a 70 ; or Ken Venturi, who had a somewhat shaky 72 but was bound to do better ; or Rosburg, whose accurate short game and supersensitive putter can overcome so many of Augusta 's treacheries ; or even old Byron Nelson, whose...
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A lot of people were still thinking about Jack Nicklaus, the spectacular young amateur, who had a 70 ; or Ken Venturi, who had a somewhat shaky 72 but was bound to do better ; or Rosburg, whose accurate short game and supersensitive putter can overcome so many of Augusta 's treacheries ; or even old Byron Nelson, whose...
overcome
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[ "get on top of; deal with successfully" ]
[ "overcome%2:33:01::" ]
A lot of people were still thinking about Jack Nicklaus, the spectacular young amateur, who had a 70 ; or Ken Venturi, who had a somewhat shaky 72 but was bound to do better ; or Rosburg, whose accurate short game and supersensitive putter can overcome so many of Augusta 's treacheries ; or even old Byron Nelson, whose...
made
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A lot of people were still thinking about Jack Nicklaus, the spectacular young amateur, who had a 70 ; or Ken Venturi, who had a somewhat shaky 72 but was bound to do better ; or Rosburg, whose accurate short game and supersensitive putter can overcome so many of Augusta 's treacheries ; or even old Byron Nelson, whose...
wonder
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A lot of people were still thinking about Jack Nicklaus, the spectacular young amateur, who had a 70 ; or Ken Venturi, who had a somewhat shaky 72 but was bound to do better ; or Rosburg, whose accurate short game and supersensitive putter can overcome so many of Augusta 's treacheries ; or even old Byron Nelson, whose...
solved
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( On Thursday nobody except Charlie Coe was thinking of Charlie Coe. )
thinking of
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[ "think_of%2:31:02::" ]
On Friday, a day as cloudless and lovely as Thursday had been gray and ugly, the plot of the tournament came clearly into focus.
been
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On Friday, a day as cloudless and lovely as Thursday had been gray and ugly, the plot of the tournament came clearly into focus.
came
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Rosburg had started early in the day, and by the time Palmer and Player were on the course - separated, as they were destined to be for the rest of the weekend, by about half an hour - they could see on the numerous scoreboards spotted around the course that Rosburg, who ended with a 73, was not having a good day.
started
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Rosburg had started early in the day, and by the time Palmer and Player were on the course - separated, as they were destined to be for the rest of the weekend, by about half an hour - they could see on the numerous scoreboards spotted around the course that Rosburg, who ended with a 73, was not having a good day.
were
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[ "be%2:42:05::" ]
Rosburg had started early in the day, and by the time Palmer and Player were on the course - separated, as they were destined to be for the rest of the weekend, by about half an hour - they could see on the numerous scoreboards spotted around the course that Rosburg, who ended with a 73, was not having a good day.
separated
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Rosburg had started early in the day, and by the time Palmer and Player were on the course - separated, as they were destined to be for the rest of the weekend, by about half an hour - they could see on the numerous scoreboards spotted around the course that Rosburg, who ended with a 73, was not having a good day.
destined
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[ "destine%2:32:00::" ]
Rosburg had started early in the day, and by the time Palmer and Player were on the course - separated, as they were destined to be for the rest of the weekend, by about half an hour - they could see on the numerous scoreboards spotted around the course that Rosburg, who ended with a 73, was not having a good day.
be
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[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
Rosburg had started early in the day, and by the time Palmer and Player were on the course - separated, as they were destined to be for the rest of the weekend, by about half an hour - they could see on the numerous scoreboards spotted around the course that Rosburg, who ended with a 73, was not having a good day.
see
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[ "see%2:39:00::" ]
Rosburg had started early in the day, and by the time Palmer and Player were on the course - separated, as they were destined to be for the rest of the weekend, by about half an hour - they could see on the numerous scoreboards spotted around the course that Rosburg, who ended with a 73, was not having a good day.
spotted
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[ "spot%2:39:00::" ]
Rosburg had started early in the day, and by the time Palmer and Player were on the course - separated, as they were destined to be for the rest of the weekend, by about half an hour - they could see on the numerous scoreboards spotted around the course that Rosburg, who ended with a 73, was not having a good day.
ended
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[ "end%2:42:00::" ]
Rosburg had started early in the day, and by the time Palmer and Player were on the course - separated, as they were destined to be for the rest of the weekend, by about half an hour - they could see on the numerous scoreboards spotted around the course that Rosburg, who ended with a 73, was not having a good day.
having
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As Player began his second round in a twosome with amateur Bill Hyndman, his share of the gallery was not conspicuously large for a contender.
was
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Player began with a birdie on the first hole, added five straight pars and then another birdie at the 9 th.
added
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[ "make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of" ]
[ "add%2:30:00::" ]
On the back nine he began to acquire the tidal wave of a gallery that stayed with him the rest of the tournament.
began
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[ "take the first step or steps in carrying out an action" ]
[ "begin%2:30:00::" ]
On the back nine he began to acquire the tidal wave of a gallery that stayed with him the rest of the tournament.
acquire
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[ "come into the possession of something concrete or abstract" ]
[ "acquire%2:40:00::" ]
On the back nine he began to acquire the tidal wave of a gallery that stayed with him the rest of the tournament.
stayed
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[ "continue in a place, position, or situation" ]
[ "stay%2:42:02::" ]
He birdied the 13 th, the 15 th and the 18 th - five birdies, one bogey and 12 pars for a 68.
birdied
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[ "shoot in one stroke under par" ]
[ "birdie%2:35:00::" ]
Starting half an hour behind Player in company with British Open Champion Kel Nagle, Palmer birdied the 2 nd, the 9 th, the 13 th and the 16 th - four birdies, one bogey and 13 pars for a 69.
Starting
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[ "start%2:42:00::" ]
Starting half an hour behind Player in company with British Open Champion Kel Nagle, Palmer birdied the 2 nd, the 9 th, the 13 th and the 16 th - four birdies, one bogey and 13 pars for a 69.
birdied
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[ "shoot in one stroke under par" ]
[ "birdie%2:35:00::" ]
The roar of Palmer 's gallery as he sank a thrilling putt would roll out across the parklike landscape of Augusta, only to be answered moments later by the roar of Player 's gallery for a similar triumph.
sank
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[ "cause to sink" ]
[ "sink%2:38:02::" ]
The roar of Palmer 's gallery as he sank a thrilling putt would roll out across the parklike landscape of Augusta, only to be answered moments later by the roar of Player 's gallery for a similar triumph.
roll
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[ "emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound" ]
[ "roll%2:39:00::" ]
The roar of Palmer 's gallery as he sank a thrilling putt would roll out across the parklike landscape of Augusta, only to be answered moments later by the roar of Player 's gallery for a similar triumph.
be
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[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
The roar of Palmer 's gallery as he sank a thrilling putt would roll out across the parklike landscape of Augusta, only to be answered moments later by the roar of Player 's gallery for a similar triumph.
answered
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[ "answer%2:31:02::" ]
At one point late in the day, when Palmer was lining up a 25 - foot putt on the 16 th, a thunderous cheer from the direction of the 18 th green unmistakably announced that Player had birdied the final hole.
lining up
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[ "place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight" ]
[ "line_up%2:30:00::" ]
At one point late in the day, when Palmer was lining up a 25 - foot putt on the 16 th, a thunderous cheer from the direction of the 18 th green unmistakably announced that Player had birdied the final hole.
announced
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[ "announce publicly or officially" ]
[ "announce%2:32:02::" ]
At one point late in the day, when Palmer was lining up a 25 - foot putt on the 16 th, a thunderous cheer from the direction of the 18 th green unmistakably announced that Player had birdied the final hole.
birdied
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[ "shoot in one stroke under par" ]
[ "birdie%2:35:00::" ]
Without so much as a grimace or a gesture to show that he had noticed ( although he later admitted that he had ) Palmer proceeded to sink his 25 - footer, and his gallery sent its explosive vocalization rolling back along the intervening fairways in reply.
show
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[ "make visible or noticeable" ]
[ "show%2:39:00::" ]
Without so much as a grimace or a gesture to show that he had noticed ( although he later admitted that he had ) Palmer proceeded to sink his 25 - footer, and his gallery sent its explosive vocalization rolling back along the intervening fairways in reply.
noticed
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[ "discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of" ]
[ "notice%2:39:04::" ]
Without so much as a grimace or a gesture to show that he had noticed ( although he later admitted that he had ) Palmer proceeded to sink his 25 - footer, and his gallery sent its explosive vocalization rolling back along the intervening fairways in reply.
admitted
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[ "admit%2:32:00::" ]
Without so much as a grimace or a gesture to show that he had noticed ( although he later admitted that he had ) Palmer proceeded to sink his 25 - footer, and his gallery sent its explosive vocalization rolling back along the intervening fairways in reply.
proceeded
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[ "continue talking; he continued," ]
[ "proceed%2:32:00::" ]
Without so much as a grimace or a gesture to show that he had noticed ( although he later admitted that he had ) Palmer proceeded to sink his 25 - footer, and his gallery sent its explosive vocalization rolling back along the intervening fairways in reply.
sink
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[ "sink%2:38:02::" ]
Without so much as a grimace or a gesture to show that he had noticed ( although he later admitted that he had ) Palmer proceeded to sink his 25 - footer, and his gallery sent its explosive vocalization rolling back along the intervening fairways in reply.
sent
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[ "cause to go somewhere" ]
[ "send%2:38:01::" ]
Without so much as a grimace or a gesture to show that he had noticed ( although he later admitted that he had ) Palmer proceeded to sink his 25 - footer, and his gallery sent its explosive vocalization rolling back along the intervening fairways in reply.
rolling
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[ "occur in soft rounded shapes" ]
[ "roll%2:42:00::" ]
Anyone who now doubted that a personal duel was under way had only to watch how these exceptionally gifted golfers were playing this most difficult golf course.
doubted
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[ "consider unlikely or have doubts about" ]
[ "doubt%2:31:00::" ]
Anyone who now doubted that a personal duel was under way had only to watch how these exceptionally gifted golfers were playing this most difficult golf course.
was
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[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
Anyone who now doubted that a personal duel was under way had only to watch how these exceptionally gifted golfers were playing this most difficult golf course.
watch
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[ "see or watch" ]
[ "watch%2:39:05::" ]
Anyone who now doubted that a personal duel was under way had only to watch how these exceptionally gifted golfers were playing this most difficult golf course.
playing
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[ "play%2:33:00::" ]
It is almost axiomatic that golfers who dominate the game of golf for any period of time attack their shots with a vehemence bordering on violence.
is
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