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him to be director of golf at his new de-
velopment Grand Cypress in Orlando,
Florida in 1984. Ward's rebound in life
can mainly be traced back to his lifelong
friendship with Harvey Oliver.
e Fayetteville match in May of
1950 was due to Harvey Oliver's friend-
ship with Harvie Ward, even though
he forgot about the match years later.
Oliver is now 89 and lives in an as-
sisted living home here in Fayetteville.
Arnold Palmer is 86 and now lives be-
tween Florida and Pennsylvania. Har-
vie Ward died in Pinehurst in 2004. e
Clark brothers had a long golf legacy
in Fayetteville. Archie was the pro at
Highland Country Club for years and
he died in the 1965. Fairley was the
head pro at Fort Bragg Officer's Club
for 28 years. He played in the inaugural
Masters Golf tournament, several U.S.
Opens and was inducted to the Caro-
lina's PGA Hall of Fame in 1985. He
died in 1987. At the time of the match
the Clark brothers were two of the best
golfers in North Carolina. eir neph-
ew, local resident Alph Clark provided
me with all the newspaper stories about
this event. It was quite a feat for Ward
and Palmer to beat these great profes-
sionals one up on May 21, 1950.
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Fairley Clark was the head
pro at Fort Bragg Officer's
Club for 28 years. He played
in the inaugural Masters Golf
tournament, several U.S.
Opens and was inducted to
the Carolina's PGA Hall of
Fame in 1985.
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