Show r SPORTS FLASHBACKS Zell Eaton gains Dinosaur Land Open first place title The Superior Tire Tire Tire-B. B F. F Goodrich Golf GolC Classic and the Utah Oil Capital Pro Pro-Am will occur in Vernal Friday Saturday and Sunday at the Golf GolC Course Vernal has been the sight for a great number of tournaments An article which was printed in the Vernal Express July 30 1959 follows CALIFORNIAN NIAN TAKES TITLE CROWN OWN IN OPEN TOURNEY Zell Eaton a Californian and two-time two winner of the Utah Open copped the Dinosaur Land Open golf golC tournament title Sunday with a f under par 67 to defeat defending champion Dick Kramer by two strokes ills His total for the two-day two event was with a two under par 70 in Saturdays Saturday's rounds Second place winner Kramer came in with a under four par 68 with rounds of 36 32 in Sundays Sundays Sunday's Sundays Sunday's Sun Sun- days day's final match for a total of This was Eaton's first stab at atthe atthe atthe the Vernal tourney He lie rallied Sunday following a two pace off round on Saturday to take the Sunday Sundar lead with rounds of 32 35 THIRD PLACE IL C winner was wasTed wasTed Ted hart of Denver who lost his lead position established with a 68 in the Saturday rounds with a apar apar apar par 72 on Sunday Fourth place winners were Mike Austin and Paul Shepherd both of Los Angeles who tied with Fifth placer was Earl Schneiter Alhambra California with Sunny Bruan assistant at Tim Tim- was sixth with In the amateur ranks Lanny Nielson won the championship flight with 72 68 L. L R. R Ivins was Flight A-Flight winner with 73 74 Bob McDonough was top man in B Flight with a 80 78 C Flight winner was Gordon GordonSmith GordonSmith GordonSmith Smith with an 82 81 for Vernal winners in the amateur flight were Vie Vic Waite who placed second in B Flight with 82 77 and Cliff Hodge who was second in the C Flight with 82 77 TOP PRIZE money in the Professional Flight was with collecting Jack Colvin of Grand Junction Junc Junc- tion lion won the one hole contest held Sunday with his try coming within of the hole Dick Kramer was second with 66 and arid third place was MIke M 1 ike Austin with Jerry Braun professional at atthe atthe atthe the Vernal Golf Course reported retorted this week that this was the largest Vernal open ever held with amateurs and 15 professional entries Many of the professionals were from state out with entries from Colorado Arizona New Mexico and California as well as from Utah A large galley watched the golf clinic conducted following the tournament by Mike Austin a representative of the Professional Golfers Association |