European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 7, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes tuesday april 7,1967 Rancho Mirage. Calif. A Betsy Kin knocked in Al 3-fool pud for Par on the second playoff Hole sunday to be to Patty Shiehan for the Dina Shore Golf tournament championship. Sheehan had just missed her oar putt from virtual Lyle same distance and made a Lap in for a bogey on the 390-Yard, Par 4 no. 16, t the Victory at million Hill country club was Worth $80,000 from a purse of $300,000 to King who earlier this year had wan the Lyga s tournament a Tucson Ariz the missed pull for Par on the playoff Hole costs Chan �38,000. Since second place Money was $42.000. Shechan shot a masterful 7-under-Par 65 on the final round while King had a 6ft As they finished regu lation play at a under Par 263. King and defending Dinah Shore Champion Pat Bradley went Inlo the iai1 Day sharing inc Lead Alunder Par King and Shiehan made Par on the first playoff Hole. Inc 354-Yard no. 1$. King hit her Tec Thol behind some tree in the rough played it Safe with a Chip to the Fairway then hit her approach shot about 6 feel from the pin and made the putt Sheehan hit her second shot about is feet above he Hole ran her downhill try for Birdie about 3 feel beyond the Hole then made the putt coining , who missed making it a rec Way playoff when she barely missed a 10-foot Birdie pull on he final Hole of regulation had a closing 69 that icel her a shot behind King and  tournament the richest of the Lyga s majors was a three Way race for the final nine holes withing Bradley and Shechan playing Well despite the mounting pressure. In playoff King made a pressure packed Angling putt of 3vifeet for Par 5 on the final Hole of regulation to Force the playoff Shiehan playing in the group in front of King an Bradley had patted the Hole barely missing a Long Birdie putt to finish regulation at 5-under-Par 233. After King putted out on no. Is Bradley missed he Birdie try from 10 feel and finished Wilh a 69 that left her but of the playoff by a single shot. Resit Jones with a closing 68, finished fourth al285. Chris Johnson Shol a 66 to finish in a tie for fifth Ina group that also included Colleen Walker and Ayako Okamoto of Japan. Cathy herring and Jane Gudd Csere next at even Par 288. Laura Davics of England the first round Leader witha 66, finished at 298. She had dropped Back quickly with a second round 83. Americans lose seniors team event Sarasota Fla. A americans Chi Chi Rodriguez and Dale Douglass swept he first two spot sin individual medal play at the 1600,000 Chrysler cup Golf championships sunday but the International team placed five men in the lop eight 10 win the senior pea tour event 59.5-40,7.rodriguez, who won three senior tournaments in 1986, shot a4-Undcr-Par 68, and Douglass Bir did the j 8ih Hole to finish with a69 to give the United states team in of the 34 Points at stake in the final round. Gary player Bob Charles Roberto Devicenzo Harold Henning and Christy o Connor All shot 70,however, and earned 2.7 Points apiece to enable the International team to avenge last year s 68.5 31.5 loss 10 he . In the inaugural Chrysler cup. Members of the winning Tea received $50,000 each while play ers on the losing squad took home$25,000. The internationals began the final round with a commanding 46-20 Lead after winning 26 of 34points in saturday s two Man Best Ball Competition on the Par 72,6,763-Yard tournament players club course at  performance left the team five polls shy of Victory. To win sunday the . Squad captained by Arnold Palmer had to sweep the first five places in the Ift Hole individual medal Competition or claim the top four spots plus sixth and seventh place. Masters tuneup Simpson wins at Greensboro Greensboro . A Scot Simpson considers the masters a fun tournament and his two shot Victory Althe greater Greensboro open ensured hell get a Chance at some Good times this week at Augusta. Simpson survived a momentary lapse on the Back nine at the Forest Oaks country club and held off at least five golfers to take a two shot Triumph in the 1600,000 tournament Simpson turned in a 2-under-Par 70fora four Day total of 6-under-Par 282 in conditions which resembled the Middle of Winter instead of Early Spring in North Carolina. Thus instead of a trip to ,miss., Tor a satellite tournament Simp son will take his wife two children and$108,000 in first prize Money to the Augusta National it s not really a great course for my game because i Don i hit it very Long Simpson said. But it s a really fun tournament and it s a lot of fun to go there. If 1 can hit my Irons Good and close should be Able to play  Simpson called the go Victor nerve wracking and nol just because he had t won since the. 1984 Westchester classic. It meant so much to win to go to Augusta Simpson said. I was close the whole  Simpson and Tom Byrum Duel through the first nine holes with Simp son collecting a Birdie on no. 9 to Lake Aone shot Edge. Simpson watched his Lead grow when Byrum bogeyed the 10th Hole. But Simp son played Back to the Field Wilh bogeys at 12 and 14. By then Chip Beck was within one shot and Clarence Rose was  Simpson. 6-under-Par 282 within two. When my game left me i was jus thinking about trying to hit some Good Golf shots Simpson said. Al that Point i was just trying to keep going stick with trying to hit the Best shot after holding Par at 15, Simpson Sanka 12-foot putt for Birdie at the 16th Green i just had t hit Many Good shots on the Back nine. 1 was just a Little bit off Simpson said. I finally made a goo swing. It Felt great. Then i made a Good swing at 17 and two Good ones on 18. A great Way to  locked up the Victory with a 20-foot putt for Birdie at 18. In addition to breaking the drought the Triumph wiped out most of the memories of a los Opportunity at last week s tournament players. Championship. I was just trying to come Here an keep playing Good whatever that was going to bring Simpson said. I fee real confident about the Way i m playing. And that s the biggest key for me Simpson said he would approach the masters As he would any other tournament i be watched the masters for a lot of years and it s a really exciting tournament he said. I be dreamed of win Ning  Rose finished with a 69 and a four-dayiotalof284. "1 thought i had a Chance Rose  did t really know until the 18th Hole. I did t really want to know Payne Stewart who struggled after double bogey and a bogey on the front nine regrouped on the Back to finish at2-under-Par 70 fora 285 total. Also Al 285 was Byrum who Afier his Duel Wilh Simpson fell apart on the first five holes of the Back nine. He close Wilh two birdies to Complete a round of even Par 72.kenny Kitow Slilo another challenger to Simpson used a 5-Undcr-Par 67 to join the group at 28s. John Cook came from i Over Par atthe Start of the round pouted a 3-under Par 69 and closed alone Al 286.beck, who was within one shot of Sim son at the 14th Hole double bogeyed his last Hole and closed with a final round 70 and a 2b7 total. Mcwilliams released pirates pay Pittsburgh a Larry Mcwilliams a Veteran left hander bothered in recent season by shoulder problems has been released by the Pittsburgh pirates in one of the costliest contract buyouts i major league history. Mcwill Iann 33, had three years remaining on a contract Worth a reported $2.6 million. The pirates owed outfielders eve Kemp 33.04 million when they Cut him Early Las season and the atlant braves owed Pitcher Len Barker �2.71 million when he was waived last  was a Tough decision bul one we had 10 make i Rales i cml Manocc Syd Thrift said saturday. Every week during Spring training we pc asked Man Ager Jim Leyland and his coaches to pick the id Best pitchers on our  once did Larry Mcwilliams name appear on a list.1 Mcwilliams had hoped the pirates would give me six to eight weeks during the season to show what i could  i wanted to finish out Hal contract Mcwilliams said after the pirates Chi Cago White sox exhibition game in Bra Denton. Fla. The contract was signed in Good Faith. I did t want the bucs Mohave 10 eat  despite a 3-11 record and a 5.15earned run average in 49 appearances last season. Mcwilliams was the second highest paid pirate. He was paid 11.03 million including $855.000 in base salary and 1225,000 in incentives. Only Catcher Tony Pena who was ,225,000,earned More. Mcwilliams will not earn any incentives inc next three years but will be entitled to his base salary of about 1900,000a season. Mcwilliams was acquired by the pirates from the Atlanta braves in june 1982 for right hander Pascual Perez and infielder Carlos Rios. He was 15-8 and finished third in the National league with 199 strikeouts in 1983. He was i my with a 2.93 Era on thelast place pirates in 1984 before slump ing to a 7-9 record and 4.70 Era in1985, when he twice went on the disabled list Wilh a strained left  had signed a four year contract Extension in april 1985.Mcwilliams was 1-0 this Spring with a 1,59 Era in tour exhibition games Bullas by Aien Oul for a roster spot by right hander Logan Easley acquired last no vember from the new York Yankees Clemens works out not slated to Start in opening series Milwaukee a Roger Clem ens worked out sunday with the Boston red sox but will not pitch in the season opening series this week against the Mil Waukee Brewers manager John Mcna Nwa said. Bob Stanley was to pitch the season opener monday with a Nipper working wednesday s second game. Asked who his starting Pitcher would be thursday Mcnamara said he did nol know. He Hen said in would not be Clemens who pitched six Hii less innings against Harvard University on saturday after rejoining the team following a 29 Day walk jul he will nol Start thurs Day Mcnamara said