European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 4, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes tuesday March 4, 1986 Knox wins Honda title by 1 shot in big upset a photo lightly regarded Kenny Knox. Picks up $90,000 paycheck by 1 stroke Over Baugh Coral Springs Fla. A Kenny Knox a career struggle or and refugee from the mini Tours twice holed out from off the Green and held on for a one stroke Victory sunday in the Honda classic. Knox bounced out of the Lead by a windblown 80 in saturday s howling gales responded with a 2-under-Par 70 in the final round to score one of the most pronounced upsets in recent years on the pea tour. The 29-year-old, who twice lost his playing rights due to Lack of performance had t finished higher than eighth in three full seasons before he posted his 287 total 1 under Par on the wind raked pc course at Eagle Trace. The Victory was Worth $90,000 from the total purse of $500,000 and almost doubled the total amount he d won in the rest of his tour career. Knox was under pressure most of the final round and could t breathe easy until Clarence Rose missed a Poten tial playoff forcing putt on the final Hole. Rose who was second a week ago in los Angeles tied for that position this Lime with Andy bean John Mahaffey and Jodie Mudd. They were at 288, even Par. Bean and Rose who shared the third round Lead each had a 73. Mahaffey closed up with a 68 and Mudd shot 71. Barry Jac Ckel was alone at 289 after a 69. In addition to the biggest Check of his life Knox also gained entry to such prestigious events As the masters and the tournament players championship. Perhaps More importantly it gave him a spot in regular tour events a luxury he did t have coming into this tournament. Knox making his first Start of the season got in the Field Only through open qualifying in which 140 players were shooting for four spots. He made it with a 67, then took the first round Lead with a 66 and led again after a second round 71. The 80 in the High winds of the third round dropped him two Back but he overcame that with his Gritty performance in the Chilly breezes of the final round. Knox took the Lead with a string of three consecutive birdies beginning on the third Hole where he chipped in from about 40 feel. Knox pointed to a bogey on the seventh As the clincher the biggest Hole of the Golf  on the seventh Hole a Par-3, he put his tee shot into a buried lie in the Back Bunker. His Sund shot skittered across the Green and into the water. Knox now faced two options going across the water to the eighth Fairway and dropping some 100 Yards away or taking his drop in the Bunker. He chose the latter. He holed the Bunker shot for a Bogcy-4 that preserved his Lead. Zimmerman nabs in Den title Costa Mesa Calif. A Mary Belli Zimmerman rolled in a dramatic Bir die putt on the final Hole of the $330,000 uni Den invitational sunday to win her Sec Ond consecutive Lyga tournament As she beat the faltering Laura Baugh by one stroke. Zimmerman who clinched with a testing five fool putt closed with birdies on the final three holes for a 1-under-Par 71 at Mesa verde country club. Baugh appeared on the threshold of her first Lyga Victory As she led Zimmerman by four shots going into the final round. But she struggled to a 76 that left her in u second place tie with pal Bradley. Zimmerman who finished the tournament with a 7-under-Par total of 281, came to the i kill tee lied with Baugh who was in the same threesome and Bradley who d already finished her round. The 25-year-old Zimmerman who notched her initial Lyga Victory last week in Phoenix hit her Lee shot on the 175-Yard, Par-3 no. 18 to within about five feet of the Hole. Baugh s Tec shot landed 45 feet from the pin and she two putted from there. Zim Merman then made her Birdie putt to lock up the $49,500 Winner s prize. Bradley had a closing 69 to share the runner up spot with Baugh. Each collected $26,400. Val Skinner shot a 70 to finish alone in third two strokes Back of the Winner. Cathy Kratzert with a 67, and Alice Ritzman with a 72, finished another two strokes be Hind. Baugh 10-Undcr-Par starting the round lost three strokes to Par on the front nine As Bradley neared to within two shots and Zimmerman to within three. The Lyga s Rookie of the year in 1973 and often a second place finisher on the tour Baugh birdied no. 10 to Lead by three then opened up a four shot pad with another Birdie on no. 13. But she bogeyed the next two holes then fell to 6-under with another bogey on no. 17, allowing Zimmerman to move into a first place tie. Zimmerman in her third full year on the tour had carded a Trio of 70s the first three rounds of the tournament. The Victory ran. Her 1986 earnings to $92,400, tops on the tour Money list. The 5-foot-4 former Florida International University golfing standout has improved each of her years on the tour. Her Best finish was in 1984 with fifth place. Her Best spot of 1985 was a tie for second. Bengals backup a a says 3 nil Fearns have contacted him Cincinnati a Cincin Nati bengals backup quarterback Turk Schonert says three National football league teams have contacted him or his agent about his status for a possible Trade. Schonert who has played behind Ken Anderson and Boomer Esiason during his five year career with the bengals expects to be traded this month lie said the Atlanta Falcons Seattle sea Hawks and los Angeles rams have shown interest. I d say there s a 95 percent Chance i m gone Schonert 29, told the Cincinnati enquirer. He had been scheduled to speak with representatives of the rams last week but the meeting was postponed. Ill probably meet with them this week he said. The sea Hawks contacted Scho Nert s agent John Paloncy of san Francisco last week to discuss his availability according to Vic quarterback. Quick reaction preserves Labonte s Lascar win Rockingham . Up Terry Labonic using Quick reflexes late in the race to save going a Lap Down posted a narrow Lascar Winston cup Victory sunday at North Carolina motor Speed Way defeating Harry Gant by 0.47 seconds. Labonic who set a track record of 146.348 Mph in qualifying preserved his Victory 58 laps from the finish. Just As he was about to head Down pit Road for a final fueling Stop Rookie Kirk Bryant spun in turn 2 and brought out the caution Flag. Labonic swerved Back onto the track to avoid going a Lap Down in the pits leaving him in the Lead Lap with Geoff Bodine Gant and Richard Petty. Boding s chances went up in smoke on Lap 459 when his eng me blow. Petty s Hopes of Victory had disappeared earlier when he lost his brakes. Gant made up a deficit of about three seconds before he ran out of time. Labonic a native of Corpus Christi Texas posted his sixth career Victory and his second at the 1.017-mile Oval averaging 120.488 Mph in front of a record crowd of 47,500. The average Speed of the race was slowed by nine caution flags. Petty finished a Distant third Morgan Shepherd was a Lap Down in fourth and Darrell Waltrip rounded out the top five also one Lap in behind. Labonte led 304 of the 492 laps of the 500-mile race in his Oldsmobile including the final 56 for a $44,550 payday. The car ran super All Day said la Bonte. It was fast All race but we decided to Lay Back about Halfway and take it easy. This is such a Long race and we knew we could t win in the first few hours. We knew we had to be around at the end and we tried to save the car Early in the  Labonte s Triumph was the first for an Oldsmobile in almost six years. Buddy Baker was the last Winner in an Olds Tak ing the Winston 500 at Talladega ala., in May 1980. Waltrip s finish allowed him to take a 12-Point Lead Over Bodine for the Winston cup with three of the 29 scheduled races completed. Porsche capture first three spots in Miami race Miami up1 Paolo Barilla taking Over after defending Champion Derek Bell was involved in an Accident that forced him into an extended pit Stop drove his porsche 962 to Victory sunday in the fourth running of the $250,000 Miami grand prix. Barilla of Italy drove in a team with Bob Wollock of France and finished Well in front of second place Danny Sullivan also in a porsche 962. Hans stuck finished third in another porsche 962, and Hurley Hay Wood finished fourth in a Jaguar xjr-7. The win was Worth $55,000 to Barilla and Wollock while Sullivan and his partner . Foyt collected $27,000. The three hour race Over the 1.87-mile course was run in front of an estimated 80,000 fans. Defending Champion. Bell in a porsche 962, had taken a 12-Sccond Lead Over Sec Ond place Wollek when he banged into giant Micro Mortti s porsche 962 with a Little less than an hour left in the race. The Accident broke the rear suspension in Bell s car forcing a prolonged pit Stop. After the Accident Wollock let Barilla take Over and Barilla opened up a 48-Sccond Lead Over second place stuck with 20 minutes left in the race. I came inside and 1 was almost out of the Corner on the left hand Side of the Road and he turned into me Bell said. I could t believe it. There was nothing i could do about  about Halfway through the race Bell and Wollock were waging a two car Battle for the Lead. They traded first place several times while pulling away from the rest of the Field and were the Only cars on the Lead Lap when Bell took the Lead on the 73rd Lap. Wollek was the Leader after one hour Fol Lowed by John Paul in a Buick Hawk. Paul s car however pitted shortly after when it slowed suddenly on the track and was bothered by problems the rest of the race. Pole Sitter Serai Van Der my rec s bad Luck string continued when his Turbocharger blew while he was leading on the 30th Lap. He had led most of the race when his Chevrolet Cor Vette Ftp began smoking heavily in turn 4. Earlier sunday Jack Baldwin the Benefactor of a last Lap crash involving leaders Willy t. Ribbs and Scott Pruitt cruised to Victory in the Camel to race run in Conj Clion wit the grand prix