European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 18, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Cage 24 the stars and stripes August 1977 Golf Pla by Bob Green api it Gene Littler the Veteran Littler was a loser to Lanny Wadkins in first sudden death playoff Ever held for one of golfs big four Cham he was asked his assessment of the change trom the playoff format that has been traditional for the and British the masters and the Egv it May sound like sour grapes coming me after what Littler i i told Era the same thing before we sudden death is Fine for our out on the get Over get a Winner and get Down the but not for a major its too too Many things can happen in sudden death a National television audience saw Littler lose the pea National championship to Wadkins on the third hide of sudden says sudden deaf i t1 Al ref Urno j 8 holes if sunday at the Beach Golf they played the first two holes Par and it Tfir then lost to a 1 know there Are a lot of reasons for u the change from 18 holes to but i dont Lite the 47yearflld Lutler i didst like it for that one and i dont like it for the Ive told them Hes been involved in Lutler was an 18hole playoff loser to Billy Casper in the 1970 the last time a playoff was necessary in the Spring classic at a in the last couple of both the masters and pea have Given up their 18hole playoff played the Day after the regularly scheduled final in favor of an immediate sudden last weekends pea was the first necessary under the new the and opens retain the 18hote play Lanny Wadkins i left a consoling word tar Gene Littler sudden death playoff is net genes favorite top ten Tracy Austin i m dec tit in to u j33 it in u 114 Jit it h it u w 4m it 4n therm us in id it 4u 114 l m in m Iii Hom huns w 114 4h 401 10 41k Al w of Trout u i i cmik4 ism Iii Viii in in u j u it 10 11 full Init p s natigh4al l c Kab u h it at 14 in til 4tt u 141 111 w in lit 111 n t4i 11 4h ii la lot 490 to in 441 to tvs lid it in 104 i a in l us 111 in an qty 9 pm Isi lot 4 in eluding Gary Flayer and Jack old Davis s agree filth pea tour commissioner Deane Bodnan wholeheartedly i think u proved its heroin said tuesday at the Westchester country site of the Westchester Clas sic that gets under Way was glued to the to Ive seen a lot of but t watched every second of As opposed to the 18 holes on which often is Anticlimactic particularly Over the last nine holes when somebody is just playing out the string this was very it would have lost a lot of if wed come backs be next that echoes a prepared statement issued by both the masters and pea at the Lime they made the change from the 18 Hole the sudden death which most players feel was done As an Maccomo Dation to the masters statement alluded to that aspect of saying u was the feeling of Resol Ullon Trie globetrotting win Nernof eight tides in the big Long been an outspoken critic of the Sut Hett death playoff like playing russian Roulette or shooting player has one one bad and its it really int the better player Doest necessarily 1 Dohl like 11 in any and 1 particularly dont like it in a major tournament Winner of a record 14 big four has mid much the something the longer you the Chance the belter player has of he he instituted a three Hole playoff far the jew inaugural of his memorial tournament in but was forced to give it up in favor at a sudden death play Oft which was not necessary in h wins girls Tennis Crown Philadelphia pull fourteen year old Tracy Austin played near flaw less Tennis tuesday to rout local favorite Kathy and win the Goth girls 18andunder Tennis Champion Itie third seeded the youngest player Ever to compete at never allowed Jordan Back into the match after her Mth seeded opponent broke serve in the fifth game of the first set to Cut aus tins Lead o the 90pound of rolling then won the next nine games in a Row with Superb passing shots on the grass surface of the Philadelphia Crick Al she won the match with a forehand return of service that passed her opponent the 17yearold from 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overpowered Dale a Nerup in the Canadian National two weeks to Advance to the second
