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unusual facts about George Archer



Pensacola Open

1968: George Archer birdies the last three holes on Sunday on his way to a 65 and a one-shot win over Dave Marr and Tony Jacklin.

Postal Order

George Archer-Shee, whose alleged cashing of a Postal Order to a fellow naval cadet led to a long-running court case and inspired Terence Rattigan's play The Winslow Boy.

Rodney M. Bennett

Through the 1980s he freelanced for BBC, in particular on the BBC World Service, and published a book "The Archer-Shees Against the Admiralty" which was a factual account of the Archer-Shee case upon which Terence Rattigan based his play The Winslow Boy.


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