European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 22, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse July 1985 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Britain Lyle wins his open by Ben Abrams staff writer England by Jove a briton has won the British open Sandy Lyle didst exactly Burn up the turning in a 70 sunday for a total of but he became the first British Champion since Tony Jacklin prevailed at Royal Lyt Hamin before there had been an 18year British golfer famine following Max Faulkner Triumph at Royal Portrush in the 282 score was the first overpay championship final total since when Gary player won at Carnoustie with a it was Only the third time since world War ii that the Winner was Over the Royal Georges Golf club a par70 just knuckle in to the worlds Best Lyle was 3over Par after 13 but birdies on 14 and 15 got him into the Lead As first Germany Bernhard Langer and then Australia David Graham Lyle stuffed a Chip shot on 18 and wound up with a giving Langer and the co leaders after three new possibilities for All Langer or Graham needed was a Birdie on either of the last two holes to Force a five Hole Graham didst come but Langer threw a scare into Lyle on both Langers second shot on 17 landed to the right of the Green and his putt from the fringe sputtered to a just three inches Short of the Langer hit the Back right Side of the Green on this time he was in the rough and his Chip shot came rolling Over the Edge or the Hole and going about three feet no golfer birdied that 18th Hole in the final Graham and Langer missed their putts on 18 and finished with a 75 for the Day and 284 for the permitting Payne who had a 68 and 283 final to pick up All of the second place first round Leader Christy Oconnor and american Mark Omeara shared third place with Langer and Lyle picked up for his Accomac photo Bernhard Langer frustration for German Stewart collected Lyle started the Day 2 Over and parred the first six he birdied stayed 2 under until the 13th when he hit his drive in the and took another bogey to set the stage for his his anguish and the biggest Victory of his Ca Lyle was so were the British they cheered As he came Down 18 in the moaned when he missed on 18 and cheered again when Graham and Langer missed their Birdie the cheers were not in derision but in Joy be cause the Long famine had i am still pinching myself to see if it is said when i bogeyed i thought i had kissed my chances i thought i would need a 4 on when i scuffed i just knew there was going to be a Langer came so close with his Chip on everybody thought it was going when it lipped the i really Felt Ive lost a few tournaments this year that i Felt i should have i won that the greatest thing that Ever happened to Stewart was the Leader in the clubhouse before Lyle made his final winning the american pro from who made his major tournament debut on this same Royal Georges course in was pleased with his if you had told me this when i was 5over Par and so Many people were ahead of that i would at one time be the Leader in the i would have said you were Stewart no one was Given any kind of a Chance except Langer and Graham if you read the British papers this i know that Golf is a strange and told myself to get out there and play your Best and i it was a very solid round of i made a couple of but i hit Good Golf shots most of the Stewart con Langer was a picture of sorrow after coming so close and just i am very Langer i struck the Ball Well for the first 10 holes but sink a i thought for a minute on both 17 and 18 that i was going to get the How i just Tom Kite made a run for the Money Early in his final going out in 32 with birdies on 6 and his dream of his first major Victory fell by the Wayside on his second shot on the par4 10th he pulled that shot slightly and just didst Clear a Ridge on the left Side of the rolling instead Down the slope some 30 Yards kites first Effort to get Back on the Green with the Ball Roll ing Back to his the second one went Over the top and through the he finally Sank a 12foot putt to save double Weibring tied with Kite at Peter Jacobsen finished at 286 and Lee Trevino turned in a 71 for Tom wat five time British open had a 77 last round for a a photo Champion Sandy Lyle first for Britain since 69 Yankees overpower twins 83 from press dispatches Minneapolis Ron Guidry won his 12th straight the longest win Ning Streak by a Pitcher in the major leagues this and Don Mattingly drove in four runs with a Homer and Dou ble As the new York Yankees beat the Minnesota twins 83 saturday who leads the american league with a 133 record and win Ning gave up seven hits who Lestr King out three and walking one for his eighth Complete Ken 8 was chased the first inning after failing to retire the first four Yankee the Yankees spotted Guidry a 40 Lead in the Rickey who had three hits in the hit a Lead off his 12th of the Ken Griffey then singled and moved to second on a walk to Dave Winfield doubled Down the left Field line to score Griffey As Mattingly stopped at Mattingly scored on Ron Hassels with two Winfield scored on Willie Randolph in Field Mattingly hit his 10th Home run of the season in the sixth inning after Griffey had amen can league giving the yanks a 62 in other Al games saturday royals orioles 5 Baltimore George Brett drove in four runs with a base loaded double and a Home and Hal Mcrae and Willie Wilson added Solo homers As Kan Sas City spoiled the return of Baltimore Pitcher Mike the royals loaded the bases in the third on singles by buddy Willie Wilson and Lonnie Smith before bretts three run double erased a 20 Baltimore making his 1985 debut after recovering from a torn Achilles Tendon suffered in the was lifted after Mcrae opened the fourth with his seventh Homer and Steve Balboni six of Mcrae last nine hits have been Home who leads the american league with a average and has 61 hit his 13th Homer in the fifth and Wilson hit his fourth in the Brett has gone 20 for with 11 during an 11game hitting mariners Brewers 10 Milwaukee Al Cowens hit two one with the bases loaded in a five run sixth and Gorman Thomas hit two Home runs to Power Seattle Over Mil As Blue jays 1 Toronto rookies Tim Birtsas and Steve Ontiveros combined on a four hitter and Alfredo Griffin and Mike Davis drove in two runs apiece to Lead Oakland Over the loss was the fifth in the last six games for the slumping Blue Dave who entered with a league leading was rocked for five runs on 11 hits in eight innings As his Era jumped to Oakland got to Stieb for four runs on seven hits in the second tigers rangers 5 Detroit Barbaro Garbey slapped a on out single to scoring Alan Trammell with the winning run in the 15th inning As Detroit outlasted with one Trammell punched a sin Gle to left and continued to second when Texas left fielder Gary Ward let the Ball get behind him for an Garbey then lined a Sharp single to Cen and Trammell scored easily As the throw from Center fielder Oddie Mcdow Ell was Well up the Angels red sox 3 Boston Mike Witt celebrated his 25th birthday by pitching eight Strong innings before needing help in the ninth and Journeyman Rufino making his first american league hit a two run Homer As California held off had allowed one unearned run on three hits and took a 51 Lead into the Witt left the game when Bill Buckner singled with one out and scored on a triple by Mike reliever Pat Clements gave up a run scoring single to Rich but Don Nie Moore relieved and got the final two outs for his 19th White sox indians 6 Chicago Harold Baines smashed a three run Homer with one out in the Bot Tom of the ninth lifting Chicago Over the White sox have now won five straight while Cleveland lost its fifth in a
