[N.B.C trade releases]. (1963)

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2 World Series of Golf The other two members of the foursome will be the winners of the British Open and PGA Championship tournaments to be played during July. If there are any double winners and an alternate is required to complete the four-man field* the loser of a playoff for any of the four qualifying tournaments will participate in the World Series or, if necessary, a special playoff will be held among the second-place finishers in the four tournaments. The first prize of $50,000 Is golfdomfs richest prize. The runner-up will collect $15,000, with third and fourth-place finishers getting $5,000 each. The Firestone course has a par of 70 and measures 7,165 yards. The Akron club was the scene of the i960 PGA tourney and hosts the American Golf Classic each year. The World Series of Golf has approval of the Professional Golfers1 Association, and PGA officials will supervise the action. Walter Schwimmer of Chicago will be the executive producer of the telecast, and Perry Smith of the NBC Sports Department will be the producer. NBC -New York, 6/24/63