Miami Dade College North Campus - Falcon Yearbook (Miami, FL)

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John Emmel Capt Bruce Fleisher Mike Nilon Charles Holt Tom Petraglia Bob Fairchild Mike Maier Bill Springer xl' i Til 'v fm-5,5553 's F '-'fffs Bill Springer shows us the form that made him Allflmerican. ' fi H 1 .150 , l MEN'S GOLF QW r , ' N C f X , f KX . ia The golf team was set to begin competi- tion in January and the only problem they faced was overconfidence. But when you have the U. S. Amateur champion on your team, confidence is a hard thing not to have. Especially when the champ is backed up with such proven talent as All-American Bill Springer and outstanding John Emmil. Throw in the National I C Coach-of-the year, Coach Guy Childers, and how can a 'team be anything but optimistic? Coach Childers had a pre-season practice tournament scheduled to give his freshmen an opportunity to gain experience for the tough Falcon schedule. Captain Bruce Fleisher, the champ, tuned up for the season by winning the Perry Como Invitational with a record score of 278.

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Bruce Fleisher adds the National Amateur trophy to his collection and wonders: Are there any worlds left to conquer? BRUCE FLEISHER U.S. AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPION Bruce Fleisher shows how to blast out of a sand trap, championship style, of course. 1 4 11 1. ,J vu .2 e ' 'na . .-.suv A . Bruce Fleisher is a marked man. He wears fancy fringe-bottom pants and hits golf balls. He does both well and he has proved it before millions of people who saw the Nl-DJCN sophomore on national television when he won America,s most prestigious amateur golfing event, the 68th Annual National Amateur Championship. Every top amateur in the country would like to beat the pants Qfringed or otherwisej off the new champ. But Bruce, like most champions, has the necessary confidence that big time competitive golf requires. He predicted, MPH win it, as he entered the final round of play. Then, the 19-year old National Junior College title holder toured the tough Scioto Country Club Course in Columbus, Ohio in even par for a one- stroke victory. Winning the championship put Bruce in select company. Some former winners are Arnold Palmer - 1954, Jack Nicklaus- 1969, and the great Bob Jones, who won it six times during the twenties. Bruce was a hero again in the World Cup competition in Melbourne, Australia, as his clutch playing helped the United States capture the title in October. The 1969 golf season, which started in January, presented great pressure for the National Champ but he was expected to handle things rather coolly, a Fleisher trademark. Bruce Fleisher holds the world 's most famous trousers. He wore them, fringed bottoms and all, while capturing the National Amateur Trophy he cuddles in his left arm. ggpnr-:multi 1 NH!!-, 'V 5 ' vi' V' ' I in Nliuiit, ', 1' l 1 A 'I fmt -w lrl.ll ' H, lm untill .ml . n , l nl PH lll lll I I ll I ' I ll: l I 4 1 lfl ll H I 1 I

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'41 w K l ff' , Q1 I 4:31. ' V' '.v,.4 N 3 - -, 1 , 1, , ,K ' 1? , ' 'SV' ev' ' 'X ' ' 1 S- - W. 'I The agonizing seconds before the ball hits thegreen are recorded on Bob Chamberlain ls face. Coach Guy Childers, named State and National Coach of the year, gives the green a final check. john Emrnelputs one in the cup.