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202:Best results in major championships
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189:Number of wins by tour
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887:The Open Championship
414:Professional wins (5)
304:University of Georgia
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245:The Open Championship
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409:1968 Indiana Amateur
292:Elmhurst High School
290:, where he attended
104:Sporting nationality
31:Personal information
330:Professional career
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260:professional golfer
154:Turned professional
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489:Gay Brewer
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278:Early life
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613:Ken Brown
438:Margin of
398:LPGA Tour
345:U.S. Open
249:CUT: 1978
232:U.S. Open
226:T12: 1978
124:Residence
37:Full name
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