New tennis rules similar to those of Ping - Pong (21 - point sets, single serves and change of service every five points) were used for the first time as Pancho Gonzales of Los Angeles won the annual
professional championship tournament from Pancho Segura of Ecuador, 21 - 16, 19 - 21, 21 - 8, 20 - 22, 21 - 19...
Not exact matches
ABC will telecast at least 12
tournaments nationally in 1971, but it loses money on golf, even though it televises three of the four major
professional championships, and urges its sponsors to buy an advertising package that includes several
tournaments, not just the three prestige events.
It has a
championship rating of 74.2 and hosts several
professional tournaments, such as the PGA TOUR
Tournament Players Series, The LPGA TOUR Santa Barbara Women's Open, and the prestigious final stage of the PGA TOUR Qualifying.
This
championship course opened in 1975 and has hosted over 20 major
professional tournaments — the most of any course in the state of Hawaii.