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Tributes pour in for Australian golf champion after his death

Pakki Khabar | 15/04/2022 09:20 AM | Click to read full article

Tributes have started flowing in from the golfing and NRL ranks for lovable larrikin Jack Newton who has passed away from health complications at the age of 72.

The former Australian Open champ who came agonizingly close to winning the British Open and US Masters, lost his arm and eye in 1983 when he ran into an airplane propeller at Sydney Airport.

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