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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Wednesday, August 13, 1986

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 13, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday August 13,1986 the stars and stripes Page 21 Tway wins pea by Mike Rabun Toledo Ohio Dpi with one swing of the club monday Bob Tway added to the legends of Golf and demonstrated that Greg Norman is not the Only player fighting to be the new King of the sport. A Tway Norman rivalry could Well be in the future and if it is the origin will be traced to a Miracle shot on a mild sunny afternoon at the Inverness club. Having battled All Day in the final round of the final major championship of the year Tway and Norman came to the last Hole even. The player who could produce the first great shot was destined to be the Winner and that player was Tway who holed a 20 foot Bunker shot from in front of the 18thgreen for a Birdie that have him his Fust major title the pea championship. It s something you dream about and see pea on Page 26 Bob Tway witches Bill sail oat of Bunker on its Way to the cup on the final Hole of the pea tournament. Gray pea Champ is All business by Rusty Miller Toledo. Ohio a it in t that Bob Tway in t colourful. It s just that his color is Gray. Tway 27, a solemn and sober Oklah Man proved monday that you Don t win a Golf tournament with your wit your War stories or your pastel double knits. He won the 6blh pea National championship monday his first major title with a no nonsense approach to Golf and life that puts More value on sub stance than appearance. Describing his dramatic Bunker shot on the 72nd Hole monday. Tway said it was t like a slam Dunk or anything. It just fell  thai might describe Bob Tway. If he were in the Aba. He would Lead the team in assists. If he were a football player he d be the Best blocking Back in the game. The thing that stands out in my mind about Bob Tway is his relaxed attitude around the course said Peter Jacobson who played the final round with Wayand Norman and finished third. I played with him at Westchester last year and he shot a 74 or is but he did t get mad. I told him afterwards you re going to be a great player,1 he just said thanks but i had the feeling that he knew and did t need me to Tell h i m. For a Young Guy he s got a lot of poise a lot of moxie under  Tway s poise and patience paid huge dividends monday. He trailed by four shots at the Start of the round and was still four strokes Down with just eight holes left. When we started the Back nine 1 said 10 my Caddy Well we re starting Over now " Tway said. You Don t know what someone else is going to do. You Don t know what you re going to do. 1 just set 10 under As a realistic goal. You try to set yourself a goal and try to reach that. And whatever happens  patience comes easy when you learn by trial and error. The Oak tree okla resident tried three limes at the pm qualifying school before finally earning his tour card. La s not hard playing the tour. It s hard getting to the  he once said. Despite his steely Demeanour on the course Tway says he enjoys the game. In College no matter whether i shot a65 or a 75, i came off the course Dis gusted he said. Finally 1 said to my self. This is ridiculous. If you re going to play this game the rest of your life you re going to have to take it easy and enjoy yourself " his enjoyment comes from playing Well naturally but also from the Security of knowing How hard he has worked for his Success. In this game you can t go Home and sit on the Couch he said. You Cit Herget better or worse. I Learned somewhere Back Down the Road hat you have to work  on a sunny monday in Toledo that work was redeemed with one swing of the club. Jacobsen enjoyed role of Spectator a _ i _ Ana i or Jet Quill hot c Lwi Arv atra.1 a Nufim by Roberto Dias Toledo Ohio Dpi Peter Jacob sen hardly minded being reduced to Spectator status during monday s final round of the 66th pea championship. I was watching hand to hand com Bat " said the 32-year-old from Portland Ore Bob Tway and Greg Norman were like Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. L a Jand after Way s 20- foot Bunker shot on the final Hole gave him a two shot Victory Over Norman Jacobson rolled in a Birdie putt to Lake sole Possession of third  10-year tour Veteran had rounds of 6b-70-7&-71 for a total of 5-under-Par 279, three shots behind Tway and one behind Norman it was Jacobson s Best finish in Amajor tournament and the s 60,000 pay Day More than doubled his 1986 earn Ings to 11 of 104.the Happy go Lucky Jacobsen known As a practical joker has in hampered for most of this year with a stomach ailment that was diagnosed last week As an ulcer. I m used to giving them not getting them said Jacobsen. Ill Start Medica Tion this week Jacobsen has won three times in i career including twice in 1984 when he earned just under $300,000. I honestly believe the Way i watched Bob and Greg play will mean a new begin Ning for me he said. It was Bob s destiny to win no doubt about it and his shot gave me the impetus to get my own Birdie. And Greg Well he s the greatest golfer i be bad the privilege to play with in a Long time. H choked me up when he smiled at the end and pumped Bob s hand. "1 know Bob was really thrilled and he deserved to be. But Greg Norman s a class  played the front nine in Par. He birdied the 14th Hole Only to give the shot Back after iwo Puuing the i Silt. On the Par-4 16th, his 20-foot Birdie attempt spun around he Hole and came right Back at  retrospect hat does t bother me " he said. If Greg can retain his stability and his composure after he watches a Guy hit a Bunker shot like that to literally spam the door with one stroke i can survive a missed Birdie putt. Chison May get Carlton 2 sluggers Chicago Dpi the Chi Cago White sox reportedly Are close to acquiring Pitcher Sieve Carlion and sluggers George Fos Ter and Andre Dawson. There is not a whole lot of comment i can make general manager Tom Haller said monday after the Chicago Sun times and Chicago Tribune quoted sources As saying Carlton and Foster will join the White sox. While sox operations chief Ken Hairlson was out of town an could not be reached for comment. The Tribune and the Ottawa Citi zen in Canada also reported that the White sox were on the verge of obtaining outfielder Dawson from the Montreal expos. Dawson who has knee trouble will become a free agent after this  general manager Murray Cook told the citizen the two teams have been talking for quite sometime about the expos All Lime Leader in Home runs and , an expos spokesman told United press International the report was Only a , who announced his retirement from the san Francisco giants last week was to Clear waivers tuesday aft Mon and could Start for the White son against Detroit tuesday night. Foster was released by the new York mets lust week and was la Clear waivers at the same Tim Carlton docs. Chicago manager Jim Fregosi acknowledged thai the club could use right handed hitting since Ron Kittle was traded to the new York Yankees  
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