European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 23, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse April 1985 the stars and stripes Page 23 Langer nabs heritage with playoff Triumph Over Bobby Wadkins Hilton head a masters Champion Bernhard Langer of West Germany beat hopeful Bobby wad Kins on the first playoff Hole and scored his second consecutive Victory this one in the prestigious sea Pines heritage Clas who last week became the first German to win any of golfs major needed Only a two putt Par on the first extra Hole to turn Back who was seeking his first american Victory in an 11 year career that has been played in the Shadow of his Langer and Wadkins each finished the regulation 72 holes Over the picturesque Harbour town Golf links in 11 shots under Par on one of the most demanding courses the touring pros encounter All Langer played the final 18 holes in and Wadkins got around without a bogey and posted a that sent them Back to the a dog leg Par with the title and a first prize at both drove the Howe put his second shot into the right bunk Langer reached the front of the Wadkins blew his Bunker shot some 12 feet Short of the using his Cross handed putting left a Birdie putt on the lip of the and tapped in for Wadkins missed on the right and Langer was a Winner the first Man since Gary player in 1978 to follow the masters with a Victory the next i know he must have had a Little let Down after winning last to come and play extremely like he my hats off to Wadkins the Victory in the event also allowed Langer to join Mark Curtis Calvin Peete and Lanny Wadkins As this seasons two time Champi Hal Sutton and Tim Norris tied for third at one shot out of the each shot 67 Over the final 18 played in sunny weather with just a hint of Breeze stirring the Spanish Moss hanging from the Oaks and cypresses lining the it was a Good i lost this Golf tournament on the first said Sut who bogeyed six holes in a Row in the first and finished the tournament with a total of 22 he also went past million in career Mike Smith was next at 67275 and Larry Nelson at the group at 277 included Danny de Larry Jim Thorpe and Dan Thorpe and Pohl had Mize a scrambling 72 and Edwards a whose Only previous victories came in the european open in 1978 and in Japan the following did not miss a did not make a bogey and missed Only two greens in his solid Effort Over the regulation 18 he two putted for Birdie 4 on the second and got his approaches inside of four feet for birdies on the fifth and then finished on a string of 12 consecutive a string that ended on the playoff bogey that Cost him the its a Down he the leading player in Europe last year and threatening to become the leading player in America this got one under Par on the front and shared the Lead at that he bogeyed the after a photo Germany Bernhard Langer lipping out 65footer at 18 missing the he hit a tree on the 11 but saved Par and May have won the tournament with a Birdie on the where he drove into the played a hooking 8iron second shot that ran through the then chipped it in the he birdied the next from about six feet and led alone until he thrashed around in the Woods for a while on the taking four shots to reach the Green and walking off with a that dropped him Back into a a Posi Tion he preserved with a on putt Par on the 17th and improved with the winning Sheehan wins by 2 strokes Las a Patty Shee Han refused to Bow to pressure from a challenging Alice Miller and shot an even Par 72 sunday for a tournament record tying 14 underpay 275 and a two stroke Victory in the scotch who could have won a million Bonus with a Victory at the desert inn country closed to within two strokes of Sheehan on three occasions but could not get she finished with a final round 69 for she had started the Day five strokes Back but had to Settle for the runner up prize of Sheehan posted her second ladies professional Golf association Victory of and the Check boosted her official career earn Ings to within of the 1 million a pro since she won a Bonus last year for two consecutive victories on the Wom ens Golf Pat Bradley finished third sunday with a 69 for 279 and won tied for fourth at 282 were Kathy Postlewait with a final round and Beth at Winner of the Nabisco Dinah Shore tournament two weeks first closed within two strokes of the Lead after six holes on the sunny but Windy then Sheehan dropped a 25foot Birdie putt to rebuild her Lead to three Miller bogeyed the seventh Hole As the head Ohead struggle both bogeyed Sheehan finished the front nine at even Par 36 and parred each of the final nine Miller birdied the 10th and each time with a putt of about 12 but she missed a three footer at 15 for a that virtually killed her Hopes of winning the million she managed another Birdie at Al reds trip giants Tor 7th in Row from Page 21 twins break a nine game losing Angels mariners 2 Rod draw ing within 57 hits of stroked two Dou Bles and scored three times to Pace califor Nia Over Geoff Zahn and Doug Corbett combined on a four hitter for Cali Fornias fifth Victory in its last six rangers Brewers 2 Milwaukee Don Slaught hit a Solo Homer and two and Cliff John son belted another Solo shot to Power Texas Over Mike went Ivi innings for the indians Yankees q new York Tony Bernazard rapped his second Homer in two and three Cleveland pitchers combined on a seven hitter to spark the indians Over the Dave von Ohlen re tired the first seven batters he faced and improved his record to by the associated press the surprising Cincinnati the National leagues hottest won their seventh straight game sunday with a 1 0 decision Over the slumping san Francisco the seven victories matched the reds longest winning Streak of when they finished fifth in the no and kept them in first place in the the giants suffered their sixth straight loss and 16th in 18 games at Cincinnatus riverfront Eric Davis scored the games Only run when he tripled in the third inning and scored on catchers interference while at tempting to steal Davis triple with two outs was one of Only three hits allowed by starter Atlee Over the first seven Davis broke for Home on a 31 pitch to right handed hitting Gary Redus and easily beat the tag from Catcher Bob who stepped toward the front of the plate to take a High pitch from National league Brenly was then charged with catchers interference for moving out of the Box to take the pitch and Hammaker officially was charged with a Tom earned the Victory with eight innings of five hit in other no action dodgers padres 0 san Diego right hander Orel Hershiser pitched a and Candy Maldonado and Mariano Duncan each belted Solo Home runs to Lead los Angeles Over san had a no hitter through six innings but Tony Gwynn broke it up when he lashed a Lead off double to left in the before Gwynn Hershiser had retired 29 consecutive batters Over his last three games without a Ball being hit to the cubs expos 0 Montreal Richie Hebner hit three singles and drove in three runs and Dennis Eckersley fired a five hitter for his second straight shutout As Chicago ended Montreal fou game win Phillies mets 6 Philadelphia Ozzie Virgil singled in the godhead run As Philadelphia snapped a 66 tie with four runs in the seventh inning to defeat new astros braves 2 Atlanta Bob Knepper gave up Only four hits in six and Jose Cruz got three hits to Lead Houston past cardinals pirates 0 Louis Terry Pendleton hit his first career grand and Bob combined with Andy Hassler and Bill Campbell on a six hitter to lift Louis past Forsch allowed three hits in six innings before leaving the game be cause of a Cut on his pitching nil from Page 21 defeat flyers islanders 2 Philadelphia Brian Propp scored three goals and Tim Kerr had a goal and three assists for the the flyers took a to Lead into the game on a goal by de Propp got the next three for the at of the opening he connected on a with 19 seconds left in the Peri Todd Bergen passed into a scramble in front of the the puck sliced off kerrs stick to who at of the second Propp carried the puck from behind the skated into the Slot and beat goalie Billy Smith to his Glove Side with a Black Hawks North stars 2 Chicago Curt Fraser scored two goals in a five goal second period Blitz for the Black who handed the North stars their first playoff after a scoreless first Chicago exploded for a 52 Chicago Keith Brown opened the barrage at tipping a slap shot by Darryl Sutter past Minnesota goaltender Gilles Ken Yarem Chuk gave the Hawks a 2qjead 15 seconds later when he swatted in a Short pass by Sutter from outside the Minnesota Dino Ciccarelli drilled a wrist shot Over goalie Murray Banner mans shoulder at and the North stars tied the game on Tony Mckegney 35foot slap shot at Fraser closed the performance by smashing the puck through a crowd and into the net at Fraser scored his second goal at tipping in a shot by Doug Al Secord closed second period scoring when he grabbed a Loose puck in Minnesota territory faked a diving Meloche and rammed it Troy Murray finished the scoring for Chicago on an assist by who stole the puck from Harold with left in the
