European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 17, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday june 17. 1986 the stars and stripes Pago 23 commentary Anoff Ier old Fella shows kids How in about an hour Raymond Floyd would Tec off Uilah Payne Stewart in Hie final round of the 86lh open. And new in the Shinn Haiek Hills locker mom. The 4j-Ycar-old Louring pro Nas wearing p while shirt and Blue Sam is is he Sill on 3 red up holstered mahogany Bench. Payne s wearing somebody told him. Yellow knickers. Yellow Cap. A Elkiv snakeskin shot",." i 10 Floyd snid. In going id be hoi out there. Vou Wear White when it s hot.11 and for Floyd in the open ii was never holler and never holier. In the Day before it open the question was whether Jaik Nicklaus would win his fifth open ,11 age -16, then people wondered if Lee tic Iii would win his third open Al age 4ft. Hut with a 4-Undit-Par 6 1 in the final round for 3 72 Hole total of 179. The Only golfer 10 break Par at Shinn cock the other old Telia As Trevino likes to Call his on inc tour emerged As the old Cal open Champion with his first open Victory. I fell today i had to do i fluid said later. Maybe i d gel another Chance to win hut probably Noi. As he new Champion spoke on television his voice broke and he wept with Jay for what he had finally done. "1 have a goal Floyd said last week. When i retire i d like to have won All the major Champi Only the British open eludes him now. He won the professional golfers association championship twice in 1%9 at the nor country gub in Dayton and in 1982 at Southern Hills in Tulsa okla. He won the 1976 masters. His Best finish in the British open came in 1981 at Royal St. George s when he was second to Bill Rogers. And now in his 22nd open he has finally won after never having been in serious Contention before in the final round. Through the years since his first open appearance in 1964. His Best finish was a tic for sixth in 1965 at Bellerive outside is. Louis. He finished eighth in 1971 at Marion. Other than thai he finished any Dav Anderson where from a lie for i2ih to a lie for 52nd. Three limes he milled the Cut. Bui now he s finally the open Champion. Usually How you play on open Courvis depends on How you be been playing going into the open he said. I pc gone into opens playing Well and the courses Don t seem to be playing hard. But if you re not playing Well you might shool in the 80s or the High 70s on an open course and Shen you re out of there quickly , the longtime Louring pro won this open after having shot a 77 in the final round of the manufacturer Llanover West Chusler of aspic a week ear Lier. I blew an engine Tam sunday he said of that 77, which dropped him to 12th place after he had been in a three Way tie for the lend after three rounds. I Hope that i can Lurn it into a very positive experience he did. With the is 15,000 first prize he earned More than twice As much Money in this Corn As he did in his previous 21 appearances $51,010. Floyd joined inc i a tour in 196j. That year Ai age 20, he won the is. Petersburg open becoming the fourth youngest golfer to win a Lour event and in recent years he has displayed the essence of the professional golfer even at his age. He remains a regular on the tour. Ill his career he has earned 13,128.252. Fourth behind Nicklaus Tom and Trevino. I still have a lot of he likes to say thai s Why i keep in another Corner of the locker room before Sun Day s round. Trevino talked of inc noisy gallery that followed him and Cire Norman in saturday s third round and of one fan who had said something particularly abusive. They were Tough out there he said. It was like being on inc 1-Yard line on fourth Down. After Cire old that Guy off i Lold Greg Don l go in the gallery after him Lei him come out there after you. Hen you can use your wedge on him Bui All that screaming does t bother me. If they scream i scream Back a Trevino was hoping to emerge As the Only golfer to win the open three limes is capt for the four who each won ii four times Nicklaus Ben Hogan. Bobby Jones and Wilhe Anderson. The last Day Al Oak Hill in Rochester in he recalled i had a five shot Lead on the 18lh Lee i asked my Caddy any out of Bounds on this Hole he Lold me. No but i hooked my Tec shot which i never do Inlo the deep rough. When i got to the Ball. I told him 1 was thinking i Iron and he Lold me. La i up with a wedge Lold him. I Don t Wani to be remembered As tin Only open Champion who Laid up so 1 hit it 60 Yards never Goi it out of the rough. I was so mad i Hil a Sand wedge i 50 Yards onto the with rounds of 6s-ot-69-69 that year Trevino remains the Only open golfer Ever to shoot four rounds in the 60s. "1 did t even Cali a i d had four rounds in the 60s," he was saying. He Ihnn somebody told me about three yaks , at Merion. Trevino Defeated Nicklaus. 68 to 7. In an i a Hole playoff after shooting 69 in sunday s round. Al 1he i Kwh Tec of the sunday round a kid Tell Oul of a tree where he was sitting on a big sign that said quiet please i Imge Yed thai Hole Hen i went in the clubhouse. Somebody asked Oie Why i did t stay and Waich Jack finish and i said. Why.1 i la know. I can hear and history held out. Nobody s Ever won the open with a Birdie putt to win a one stroke and Jack did l either. When i heard the groan i knew we were in a that year Floyd had his Secand hell open finish an eighth place. But now he s the open Champion another old Fella to w in in goers year of the id Fella ice new York Tutti my from Page 21 fourth Home run of the season off loser Charles Hudson. 4--, to give the expos their winning run. Montreal added an insurance run in the ninth when Hubic Brooks tripled and stole Home on the front end of a double steal after a walk to Tim Wallach. Reds 9, braves 7 Atlanta Eric Davis knocked in three runs with a single and a Home run As Cincinnati Defeated Aila la. Davis had a two run single in the first and a Solo Homer in inc fourth to pave the Way for Winner Tom browning., 4-6. Brown ing limited the braves to five hits in five innings in beating the braves for the fifth time in his career without a loss. The reds combined seven hits off at Lanta starter Zinc Smith 5-7, with two errors by Allie new shortstop Rafael Rami rez to score four runs in the top of the first and three More in he third. Dave Parker and Davis then hit Home runs Oil reliever Steve Shields in the fourth for a Cincinnati Lead before the braves managed to score. Cubs 4, cardinals 3 Chicago Steve Lake s single in the Bottom of the itch scored Keith Moreland from second base leading Chi Cago Over St. Louis. It was the cubs first Victory under Gene Michael who took Over As manager saturday. Wilh one out in the Ullh Man land doubled and Leon Durham Drew an in tent Iona walk. One Oul later Lake blooded a single to right As Trio land rum failed to make a diving catch. Ray Fontenot 2-1, was the Winner and Todd Worrell 3-6. Inc loser. Giants 7, astros 2 Houston Jeff Leonard cons Pirtle Catcher Tona a a lags Oul Keith he Nunci Al Home As the acts first baseman tried to Scon on Darryl Straw Berry s Hil. Brown and Chili Davis All went 3 for 5 and scored two runs to Power san fran Cisco Over Houston. Leonard and Davis each knocked in two runs Davis one of them with his seventh Homer. Vida Blue 4-3, a the Winner with Relief help from Jeff Robinson and Mark Davis Fame pitched six innings and Gaye up one run on four hits striking out six and walking one. Bob Knepper 1 a was the loser in the Astrodome giving up 10 hits and four runs in five innings. Dodgers 6, padres 0 san Diego first baseman Sieve Garvey s two run throwing error on ales Trevino s bunt single in the top of the seventh triggered a three run inning As los Angeles Beal san Diego. Rick Honey Cut. 4-3, pitched six innings for the Victory extending his shul Oul siring to 22 innings. Dave Dravecky 5-7, who dropped his fourth consecutive decision also went six innings. Mariano Duncan s such Homer of the year a two run shot in the ninth gave the dodgers their final runs
