European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 30, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 22 the stars and stripes january 1978 haas1 Lead in san Diego open Cut to a single stroke after third round Joanne earner 9th Hole turning Point Palmer reach match finals Palm up Joanne Camer Defeated Sandra 4 and and Sandra Palmer downed Sally 2 and saturday id earn their Way into the finals of the triple Crown Lyga match play the Winner of sundays televised match was to collect while the losers share was who shot three birdies on the front went up by two at the turn when she chipped out of a Bunker on he ninth Hole and Sank a 1foot it was a fantastic Post said and for me that was the turning Point of the who thought she might even the score when Fine saw Camer in the then missed a 9inch putt that would have kept her one idiot Camer went ahead by three at the Ullh when Post hit into a Sand then birdied on the 12th to Lead by Palmer wait up by three at the 1mb when Little bogeyed the Hole and held her Lead after when youre three you dont try to do anything real Palmer sex i was just holding on to the Tail of the and luckily Little sliced palmers Lead to two with a Birdie on the and came 2 inches Short of a Birdie putt on the in Consolation Debbie Austin Defeated Silvia 1 up Jane Blalock edged Amy 1 up Donna Young downed Nancy 3 and and Pat Bradley Defeated Kathy 1 byjoe Esaich san Diego up Young Jay Haas bogeyed three of us tint seven holes he played then birdied the 17th and Eagle the 18th with a pair of 12foot putts to move past Gene Littler and take the third round Lead in the Andy Williamsson Diego the 24yearctd Haas shot an Tuider pm 64 in the second round Friday to Start play in the third round three strokes ahead of the he backed upon in front Side at Torre Pines South As a years his moved in front and seemingly was the Leader at 7umfer following a third round Bui Nephew of former masters Champion Dob was far from Fin he parred All the Way to the 17th when his Birdie put him a stroke off the on the a 501yard he put his second shot within 12 feel of us pin and then rolled in the pull for an even the uth Hole was a Good one for half a dozen but not for who failed id reach the Green in i to and needed a 10foot putt to save Mark Pfudl another youngster like Haas looking for his first tournament Sank an moot putt on the final note for an Eagle and a 70 score that put him two shots off the Lead along with Doug who birdied the Grice Jones and fuzzy Zoeller also Bir died the to land at three shots behind and one ahead of Andy John screeder and Andy Larry Salt Graham Marsh and Jack Spradlyn were grouped at 213 while defending Champion Tom Winner this year of the Tucson open and the was at 214 along with Bui Alan Tuple and Gary in some it was a frustrating Day for the 17yearold Littler whose first tournament Victory among 29 during his Long career came in the san Diego open White he was an Littler had six birdies and two bogeys for his but it was his inability to mate a Birdie on the easy uth that Cost him a Chance to tie for the although he was in a group that finished 45 minute before Casper gain exemptions for open san Francisco up the Golf association saturday granted qualify ing exemptions u Billy Casper and Arnold Palmer for the open at this the us a instituted a policy of granting special exemptions last and the first recipients were Tommy Julius Boras Palmer won the open when it was held at Inglewood in Casper won two in 1959 and the starting Field will be increased from Iso to 152 to make room for Palmer and Murcer team leading in meet Phoenix a Bobby Murcer of the Chicago cubs and sob Tucker of the Minnesota mud Nuj Over first place Satur Day in the football baseball partners Best Ball Handicap Golf tournament at Mccoy Mica ranch country they broke a first round tie with Cleve lands buddy Belt and Paul Warbet with Good for a five shot Lead with is holes left to their a jute is stsj1 is under third baseman for the and wide receiver for the were still tied for first after 27 holes but slipped to 32 on the but nine for a their a tide totals tying them with Grig Nettles of the new Vork Yankees and Rich Saul of the Lor Angeles one shot behind to fourth place trere the teams of Jeff Burroughs of the Atlanta and Bob Trumpy of the Cincinnati and Richie Zisk of the Texas and pal Donovan of the Dallas who lives a few Miles from Torrey Tost out to a pair of Young aers last Yew in the Tucson open and the pea Bruce Guetzke beat him in the first event with a 90foot Birdie putt on the third Hole of a playoff while Lanny Wadkins edged him on the third Hole of the playoff int be Littler won in 1977 and his career earnings stand at nearly Mil he said he will keep on playing As Long As it is my goal is a simple said i want to win nothing would make me happier hum to win this in going to play As Long As i fed the leaders give in percent King apologizes for withdrawing from event los Angeles a Billie Jean King called a news conference prior to the Start of semifinal action in a women Tennis tournament at the sports Arena sat urday night to Issue a Public apology for withdrawing from her match against Marise niger wednesday i did not have my heart and spirit in the said King saturday because i a Lent give 100 percent i owe the fans an they pay to see us at our very Best and i was unable to give them that this King said fur withdrawing from her match against the 19yearold Afri can that she did so because of a hamstring Strain and a chronic Heel the 34 year old longtime Star returned to Lennis last year fur three operations on her i cant gel mentally up for a she said when you have been sick for a Long period of you recognize an injury Andl dont want to be sick any so i want to heal these injuries i allowed a heckler to distract and Hurt and i in used to coping with that in world team continued my not the spectators so for fro going to take some time off until i feel i can deliver physically and cant play at Chicago Nen King 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to wins title on to 1 pasta rat Tupi a methodical Taus Argueso of battering Alfredo Escaleras bleeding face with deadly left captured the world going councils Junior lightweight Chare the outcome of the fight was never really in doubt from the second round of looking toe one knockout tried everything he could to Hurt his favored but in no
