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Coming out of the sahara. Almost below horizon in deep sand trap on 17th hole at Toronto Golf Club, Islington's Dan Gordon makes explosion shot work d(...)
Coming out of the sahara. Almost below horizon in deep sand trap on 17th hole at Toronto Golf Club, Islington's Dan Gordon makes explosion shot work d(...)

Coming out of the sahara. Almost below horizon in deep sand trap on 17th hole at Toronto Golf Club, Islington's Dan Gordon makes explosion shot work d(...)

Date8/22/1967
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Original Toronto Star caption: Coming out of the sahara. Almost below horizon in deep sand trap on 17th hole at Toronto Golf Club, Islington's Dan Gordon makes explosion shot work during qualifying play in Canadian Junior championship. Shot helped him advance into match play today.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0094129F
Segment of estimated crowd of 20,000 jams area near 18th hole to the left, and also gets view of the 17th hole's Sahara fairway, where 13 sand traps await errant shots
Segment of estimated crowd of 20,000 jams area near 18th hole to the left, and also gets view of the 17th hole's Sahara fairway, where 13 sand traps await errant shots
6/24/1978
On the beach, Club pro Bobby Breen tests sand traps on final hole at Glen Abbey golf course near Oakville
On the beach, Club pro Bobby Breen tests sand traps on final hole at Glen Abbey golf course near Oakville
5/12/1976
Sending Up cloud of dust, Hugh Bearg blasts out of sand trap at Oakdale club in qualifying round yesterday for The Star-sponsored Ontario Amateur golf(...)
Sending Up cloud of dust, Hugh Bearg blasts out of sand trap at Oakdale club in qualifying round yesterday for The Star-sponsored Ontario Amateur golf(...)
6/2/1975
'I was horrible'. A disgusted Dave Barr kicks at the sand after blasting out of a trap into another bunker on the fifth hole yesterday at Emerald Hill(...)
'I was horrible'. A disgusted Dave Barr kicks at the sand after blasting out of a trap into another bunker on the fifth hole yesterday at Emerald Hill(...)
7/30/1988
Record round. Glendale's Gary Maue plays shot from round on 18th hole on his way to a course record 63 at Islington club. Looking on are his partners (...)
Record round. Glendale's Gary Maue plays shot from round on 18th hole on his way to a course record 63 at Islington club. Looking on are his partners (...)
8/23/1977
Guess who won...Bill Wakeham of Victoria captured the Ontario Open golf title at Islington Saturday by defeating amateur Ben Kern of Credit Valley on the first playoff hole
Guess who won...Bill Wakeham of Victoria captured the Ontario Open golf title at Islington Saturday by defeating amateur Ben Kern of Credit Valley on the first playoff hole
7/16/1967
Sand blaster! Robert Killeen of London gets a sand shower yesterday in The Star-sponsored Ontario Amateur Golf Championship. Killeen shot a 75
Sand blaster! Robert Killeen of London gets a sand shower yesterday in The Star-sponsored Ontario Amateur Golf Championship. Killeen shot a 75
7/7/1981
Swingin' in the sand, Stuart Diglullo, 9, gets a nice shot out of a sand trap while his brother Mark, 6, and mother look on yesterday at the golf and (...)
Swingin' in the sand, Stuart Diglullo, 9, gets a nice shot out of a sand trap while his brother Mark, 6, and mother look on yesterday at the golf and (...)
3/18/1993
In the hunt, Briton Peter Oosterhuis makes a fine shot from the sand trap on this play
In the hunt, Briton Peter Oosterhuis makes a fine shot from the sand trap on this play
7/29/1983
Kay Helleur putts out at Whitevale Golf Club on her way to the Toronto and district women's golf championschip yesterday. Miss Helleur shot a women's record 76
Kay Helleur putts out at Whitevale Golf Club on her way to the Toronto and district women's golf championschip yesterday. Miss Helleur shot a women's record 76
6/13/1967
Hot time: It certainly was hot at the City Buick Pro-Junior Classic at Islington Golf Club yesterday and Wayne Chiky of Pine Hill used a towel to protect his head from sun while lining up a putt
Hot time: It certainly was hot at the City Buick Pro-Junior Classic at Islington Golf Club yesterday and Wayne Chiky of Pine Hill used a towel to protect his head from sun while lining up a putt
7/21/1980
Go In! - Liz Ferrier of Credit Valley Golf Club watches with anguish as her putt approaches hole during play in the Ontario women's amateur tournament(...)
Go In! - Liz Ferrier of Credit Valley Golf Club watches with anguish as her putt approaches hole during play in the Ontario women's amateur tournament(...)
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