Brooks Leads At Nelson

Fri., May 10, 1996

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Fresh off a victory in the wind-blown Shell Houston Open last week, Mark Brooks fought through winds gusting to 30 mph to shoot a 6-under-par 64 for the first-round lead in the Byron Nelson Classic played over the 6,899-yard TPC Course at the Four Seasons Resort and Club in Irving, Texas. Former Pullman resident Kirk Triplett shot a 71.

The first round of the LPGA Championship at DuPont CC in Wilmington, Del., was rained out. The tournament was shortened to 54 holes.

Bob Drum, the longtime golf writer who stumbled across a high school hotshot named Arnold Palmer and later brought laughter to CBS golf coverage with his amusing insights, died after a lengthy illness in Pinehurst, N.C. He was 78.

“He was writing about my golf when I was still in high school,” said Arnold Palmer. “He had a long and active life and will certainly be missed by the golf community of the world.”

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